The Deconstruction of Freud's Theory of Melancholy
In the article, the author presents an interpretation of melancholy and its discourse through the perspective of Jacques Derrida’s deconstruction and “violence of writing”. In part one of the article, the ambivalent and contradictory conceptions of melancholy in the West are outlined in order to sho...
Main Author: | Primož Mlačnik |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Ljubljana
2018-09-01
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Series: | Družboslovne Razprave |
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Online Access: | https://www.druzboslovne-razprave.org/pdf/stevilke/DR88-Mlacnik-WEB.pdf |
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