This book explores the history and continuing relevance of melancholia as an amorphous but richly suggestive theme in literature, music, and visual culture, as well as philosophy and the history of ideas. Inspired by Albrecht Dürer’s engraving Melencolia I (1514)—the first visual representation of artistic melancholy—this volume brings together contributions by scholars from a variety of disciplines. Topics include: Melencolia I and its reception; how melancholia inhabits landscapes, soundscapes, figures and objects; melancholia in medical and psychological contexts; how melancholia both enables and troubles artistic creation; and Sigmund Freud’s essay "Mourning and Melancholia" (1917).
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- Year Published:
- 2022
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- Editors:
- Bubenik, Andrea (The University of Queensland)
- Illustrations Note:
- 16 Illustrations, color; 40 Illustrations, black and white
- ISBN:
- 9781032338262
- Number of Pages:
- 240
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Publication Date:
- 14/06/2022
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Series:
- Routledge Research in Art History
- Language:
- English
- Imprint:
- Routledge
- SKU:
- 9781032338262