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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, Dostoyevsky and Nerval. Black Sun takes the view that depression is a discourse with a language to be learned, rather than strictly a pathology to be treated.

ISBN-13

9780231067072

ISBN-10

0231067070

Weight

0.77 Pounds

Dimensions

5.00 x 0.70 x 8.00 In

List Price

$34.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

300 pages

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published On

1992-04-08



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