Melancholy (häftad)
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Inbunden (Klotband)
Språk
Engelska
Serie
Margellos World Republic of Letters
Antal sidor
360
Utgivningsdatum
2016-06-07
Förlag
Yale University Press
Översättare
Tim Wilkinson
Medarbetare
Manguel, Alberto
Dimensioner
206 x 135 x 23 mm
Vikt
454 g
ISBN
9780300167481

Melancholy

av Laszlo F Foldenyi, Laszlo F Foldenyi
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2016-06-07
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A leading European intellectual reflects on the changing concept of melancholy throughout history Alberto Manguel praises the Hungarian writer László Földényi as "one of the most brilliant essayists of our time." Földényi's extraordinary Melancholy, with its profusion of literary, ecclesiastical, artistic, and historical insights, gives proof to such praise. His book, part history of the term melancholy and part analysis of the melancholic disposition, explores many centuries to explore melancholy's ambiguities. Along the way Földényi discovers the unrecognized role melancholy may play as a source of energy and creativity in a well-examined life. Földényi begins with a tour of the history of the word melancholy, from ancient Greece to the medieval era, the Renaissance, and modern times. He finds the meaning of melancholy has always been ambiguous, even paradoxical. In our own times it may be regarded either as a psychic illness or a mood familiar to everyone. The author analyzes the complexities of melancholy and concludes that its dual nature reflects the inherent tension of birth and mortality. To understand the melancholic disposition is to find entry to some of the deepest questions one's life. This distinguished translation brings Földényi's work directly to English-language readers for the first time.
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László F. Földényi¿is an author, a translator, a critic, and an art theorist. He is professor and chair of the theory of art, University of Theatre, Film, and Television, Budapest. He is the prize-winning author of some twenty books, and his works have been translated into fifteen languages.¿He lives in Budapest, Hungary.¿Tim Wilkinson¿is principal translator of Imre Kertész, Miklós Szentkuthy, and many other modern Hungarian authors. A former resident of Budapest, he now lives in London.¿Alberto Manguel¿is a Canadian writer, translator, editor, and critic.¿He now lives in New York.

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