Moody minds distempered: essays on melancholy and depression
Auteur :
Radden, Jennifer
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195338287
Date de publication :
22 janv. 2009
Dimensions :
16,0 x 23,6 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
468 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This volume collects Jennifer Radden's well-known research on melancholy and depression with new writing that develops the implications of recognizing melancholy and depressive states as moods, further explores questions of method as they affect characterizations of melancholy and depression, and analyzes cultural tropes linking such states to brilliance, creativity, and sagacity.