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Black Sun: Depression and Melancholia
Julia Kristeva
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Description for Black Sun: Depression and Melancholia
Paperback. This study addresses melancholia, examining the phenomenon in the context of art, literature, philosophy and the history of religion and culture, as well as psychoanalysis. It describes the depressive as one who perceives the sense of self as a crucial pursuit which is almost unobtainable. Translator(s): Roudiez, Leon S. Series: European Perspectives. Num Pages: 300 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JMS; MJN; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324. Depression and Melancholia. Series: European Perspectives. 300 pages, Ill. This study addresses melancholia, examining the phenomenon in the context of art, literature, philosophy and the history of religion and culture, as well as psychoanalysis. It describes the depressive as one who perceives the sense of self as a crucial pursuit which is almost unobtainable. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JMS; MJN; MMJ. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 20. Weight: 350. Translator(s): Roudiez, Leon S.
In Black Sun, Julia Kristeva addresses the subject of melancholia, examining this phenomenon in the context of art, literature, philosophy, the history of religion and culture, as well as psychoanalysis. She describes the depressive as one who perceives the sense of self as a crucial pursuit and a nearly unattainable goal and explains how the love of a lost identity of attachment lies at the very core of depression's dark heart. In her discussion she analyzes Holbein's controversial 1522 painting "The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb," and has revealing comments on the works of Marguerite Duras, ... Read more
In Black Sun, Julia Kristeva addresses the subject of melancholia, examining this phenomenon in the context of art, literature, philosophy, the history of religion and culture, as well as psychoanalysis. She describes the depressive as one who perceives the sense of self as a crucial pursuit and a nearly unattainable goal and explains how the love of a lost identity of attachment lies at the very core of depression's dark heart. In her discussion she analyzes Holbein's controversial 1522 painting "The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb," and has revealing comments on the works of Marguerite Duras, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Series
European Perspectives
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231067072
SKU
V9780231067072
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About Julia Kristeva
Julia Kristeva is a professor of linguistics at the Universite de Paris VII. She is the author of many highly respected books (most published in English by Columbia University Press) and a practicing psychoanalyst.
Reviews for Black Sun: Depression and Melancholia
Moving and Provocative. The New York Times An absorbing meditation on depression and melancholia, moving from essays in psychoanalytic theory based on the 'symptomatology' of Ms. Kristeva's patients to rather more formal studies of depression in Holbein the Younger, Nerval, Dostoyevsky, and Marguerite Duras... A persuasive theory of depression that is both moving and provocative. The New York Times When ... Read more