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Abstract

Taking a lead from Jaroslav Seifert’s short poem, we attempt a meditation on sadness and the possibility of consolation. Assuming that sadness is a part of the existential disposition of a human being, we are asking what a sense is. We look for assistance in Seneca and Cicero who formulated their own tactics of consolation. Finally, we offer a reading of Kafka who undertakes a critique of solace possible only within the narrow limits of language and equally narrow practices of social regimes of work and consumption.