Overview

This book provides a thorough and insightful examination of melancholy in philosophy and art. Since the advent of “philosophy,” the question of melancholy has been intimately connected with creativity. In addition, melancholy has taken on a new importance in contemporary discourses. Accordingly, this book revisits the fascinating question of how melancholy and creativity are linked in light of contemporary thought, and gathers studies from diverse disciplines, such as aesthetic theories, psychoanalysis, cultural theory, medical studies and sociological studies. All the contributions are trans-disciplinary in nature and will broaden readers’ understanding of various issues stemming from the question of melancholy. This book will be an indispensable read for scholars, researchers and practitioners in psychology, psychoanalysis, philosophy and related fields.

Full Product Details

Author:   Saitya Brata Das
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9789811510311

ISBN 10:   9811510318
Pages:   130
Publication Date:   20 February 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Melancholy Philosophy: Praxis-Politics-Phronesis and the Slave’s Know-How Anup Dhar.- Chapter 2. Reimagining the ‘Loss’ and Reinventing the Space: The Dialectics of European Melancholy Krishnan Unni P.- Chapter 3. Melancholy and the World: The Genesis of a Modern Concept Soumick Dey.- Chapter 4. Being, Melancholy Huzaifa Omair Siddiqi.- Chapter 5. Aporetic Melancholies: Reading Paul Celan’s ‘Melancholy Poems’ Sneha Chowdhury.- Chapter 6. ‘Living Leaves Traces’: Looking at Melancholy Through Sculptures Swarnika Ahuja.- Chapter 7. Domains of Private Melancholy: The Burden ofLanguage Priyanka Das.- Chapter 8. The Melancholic Name Saitya Brata Das.

Reviews

Author Information

 Saitya Brata Das teaches philosophy and literature at the Centre for English Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is former Post-Doc Fellow at UFR Philosophie, Universite de Strasbourg (France) and Fellow at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla (India). He is the author of The Political Theology of Schelling (Edinburgh University Press, 2016), And the World Should be Made a Desert (Aakar Books, 2016), The World to Come: Essays on Ethics and Politics (Aakar Books, 2015), Politics and Religion (Aakar Books, 2015).

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions