The dark side of genius
Subtitle: the melancholic persona in art, ca. 1500-1700
By: Laurinda S. Dixon
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press; Penn State University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780271059358
Subjects: Melancholy in art; History
Other titles: Melancholic persona in art, ca. 1500-1700
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the problem of melancholia; title: Saturn's privileged realm : meaning and melancholy; title: Privileged piety : religious melancholy; title: Privileged passion : love melancholy; title: Privileged work : scholarly melancholy; title: A privileged profession : artists and melancholy; title: Wine, women, and song : melancholy mediated; title: Epilogue : melancholia denied and revived; title: Appendix : medical dissertations on melancholia and related subjects, ca. 1590-1750.