The Melancholic Gaze

This book consists of nine chapters devoted to representations of melancholia in 19th-century art and literature. A noteworthy feature of the book is its use of concepts from later works by Sigmund Freud, Jean Clair, Jean Starobinski, Julia Kristeva and others. Those concepts elucidate further conte...

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Main Author Śniedziewski, Piotr
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bern Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group 2018
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
SeriesLiterary and Cultural Theory
Subjects
Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Book Industry Communication
Language: reference and general
Literary studies: general
Literary theory
Literature & literary studies
Literature: history & criticism
Literature: history and criticism
Poetry
The arts: general issues
thema EDItEUR
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Summary:This book consists of nine chapters devoted to representations of melancholia in 19th-century art and literature. A noteworthy feature of the book is its use of concepts from later works by Sigmund Freud, Jean Clair, Jean Starobinski, Julia Kristeva and others. Those concepts elucidate further contexts of the notion of melancholia, which are presented not in isolation but juxtaposed with the philosophical background of the concept (starting from Hippocrates and Aristotle). Thus, the book not only provides a survey of images and modes of behaviour of 19th-century individuals, but also discusses the meanings of melancholia as they appeared in European culture over time.
DOI:10.3726/978-3-653-06894-8