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Radden, Jennifer

 
9780195129625: The Nature of Melancholy: From Aristotle to Kristeva
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0195129628 ISBN 13 : 9780195129625
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2000

Synopsis

Spanning 24 centuries, this anthology collects over 30 selections of Western writing about melancholy and its related conditions by philosophers, doctors, religious and literary figures, and modern psychologists. As it traces Western attitudes, it reveals a conversation across centuries and continents as the authors interpret, respond, and build on each other's work. Jennifer Radden provides an extensive, in-depth introduction that draws links and parallels between the selections, and reveals the ambiguous relationship between these historical accounts of melancholy and today's psychiatric views on depression. This collection is also illustrated with depictions of melancholy from Western fine art.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Spanning 24 centuries, this anthology collects over thirty selections of important Western writing about melancholy and its related conditions by philosophers, doctors, religious and literary figures, and modern psychologists. Truly interdisciplinary, it is the first such anthology. As it traces Western attitudes, it reveals a conversation across centuries and continents as the authors interpret, respond, and build on each other's work. Editor Jennifer Radden provides an extensive, in-depth introduction that draws links and parallels between the selections, and reveals the ambiguous relationship between these historical accounts of melancholy and today's psychiatric views on depression. This important new collection is also beautifully illustrated with depictions of melancholy from Western fine art.

Revue de presse

Radden's invaluable anthology ... scrupulously presents the key texts ... does an excellent job of tracing the history of efforts to find a language capable of sheltering humanity from that storm [in the mind]. (Times Literary Supplement)

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press Inc
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195129628
ISBN 13 
9780195129625
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
390
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Personne responsable
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