The dark side of genius: the melancholic persona in art, ca. 1500 - 1700
Introduction : the problem of melancholia -- Saturn's privileged realm : meaning and melancholy -- Privileged piety : religious melancholy -- Privileged passion : love melancholy -- Privileged work : scholarly melancholy -- A privileged profession : artists and melancholy -- Wine, women, and so...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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University Park, Pa.
Pennsylvania State Univ. Press
c 2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Dixon, Laurinda S., The Dark Side of Genius: The Melancholic Persona in Art, ca. 1500-1700] (2014) (Warren, Maureen)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Melancholy (Motif)
/ Art
/ History 1500-1700
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| Further subjects: | B
Illustrated book
B Melancholy in art History 17th century B Melancholy in art History 17th century B Melancholy in art History 16th century B Melancholy in art History 16th century |
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| Summary: | Introduction : the problem of melancholia -- Saturn's privileged realm : meaning and melancholy -- Privileged piety : religious melancholy -- Privileged passion : love melancholy -- Privileged work : scholarly melancholy -- A privileged profession : artists and melancholy -- Wine, women, and song : melancholy mediated -- Epilogue : melancholia denied and revived -- Appendix : medical dissertations on melancholia and related subjects, ca. 1590/1750 "Examines 'melancholia' as a philosophical, medical, and social phenomenon in early modern art. Argues that, despite advances in art and science, the topos of the dispirited intellectual continues to function metaphorically as a locus for society's fears and tensions"--Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XII, 254 S., zahlr. Ill., 26 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-271-05935-8 0-271-05935-4 978-0-271-05936-5 |
