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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.

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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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PART 1: ARISTOTLE TO FREUD; PART 2: AFTER FREUD

The Nature of Melancholy

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      Publisher Oxford University Press
      Published 5 February 2002
      ISBN-13 9780195151657
      978-0195151657
      ISBN-10 0195151658
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      History: specific events and topics Philosophy of mind

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      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 *

      Table of Contents
      PART 1: ARISTOTLE TO FREUD; PART 2: AFTER FREUD

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