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A History of Melancholy: On Fear, Boredom, and Sensitivity Then and Now

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A History of Melancholy: On Fear, Boredom, and Sensitivity Then and Now
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"The Story of Melancholy" by Swedish researcher Karin Jóhannison is a dramatic and fascinating account of the vulnerability of the human soul. In-depth analysis of the phenomenon of melancholy and the role it has played in Western culture is illustrated with numerous examples from life, literature and cinema. The book's protagonists include Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Max Weber, Marcel Proust and many others.
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