A Field Guide to Melancholy by Jacky Bowring
A depressive illness or a passing feeling? Mental detachment or a precursor to genius? Melancholy is a critical part of what it is to be human, yet everything from Prozac to self-help psychology books seem intent on removing all signs of sadness from contemporary existence. Complex and contradictory, melancholy's presence weaves through the histories of both science and art. This guide surveys literature, art, film, music and architecture, finding melancholy everywhere it turns.
Sadness is good for you -- Ian Pindar * The Guardian *
an important and timely contribution to the study and culture of melancholy -- Dylan JTrigg * Emotion, Space and Society *
immediate and pensive, taking an identifiable approach to a feeling that we all indulge in -- Zena Alkayat * Metro *
a worthy introduction to Cioran, and that is but one of its merits -- Huston * San Francisco Guardian *
This quietly elegant book is a piercing lexicon of the enigmatic and elusive human condition known as 'melancholy' -- Guy Somerset * New Zealand Listener, Best Books of 2009 *
an important and timely contribution to the study and culture of melancholy -- Dylan JTrigg * Emotion, Space and Society *
immediate and pensive, taking an identifiable approach to a feeling that we all indulge in -- Zena Alkayat * Metro *
a worthy introduction to Cioran, and that is but one of its merits -- Huston * San Francisco Guardian *
This quietly elegant book is a piercing lexicon of the enigmatic and elusive human condition known as 'melancholy' -- Guy Somerset * New Zealand Listener, Best Books of 2009 *
Prof. Jacky Bowring is a critic, designer and writer. She is Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at Lincoln University in New Zealand, and has published widely on landscape and architecture, working with ideas from psychoanalysis, literary theory, and aesthetic conventions such as the Picturesque and the Sublime.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781842432921 |
| ISBN 10 | 1842432923 |
| Title | A Field Guide to Melancholy |
| Author | Jacky Bowring |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oldcastle Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-10-22 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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