The Literature of Melancholia Early Modern to Postmodern
Description
This collection analyzes philosophical, psycho-analytic and aesthetic contexts of the discourse of melancholia in British and postcolonial literature and culture and seeks to trace the multi-faceted phenomenon of melancholia from the early modern period to the present. Texts discussed range from Shakespeare and Milton to Coetzee and Barker.
Keywords
Literary CriticismSemiotics & TheorySocial ScienceEuropeanLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & ComparativeAnthropologyCultural & Social
2011Book
Author(s)M. Middeke
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230293724
LanguageEnglish
