La fin de la mélancolie ?
The end of melancholy?
Reading three personal narratives of depression
Author(s): Clément FrœhlicherSubject(s): Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts
Published by: Classiques Garnier
Keywords: Depression; melancholia; personal narratives; poetics
Summary/Abstract: This article contrasts the concept of melancholia and mental depression, through three personal narratives about depression: Route de nuit by Clément Rosset, Darkness Visible by William Styron and The Crack-Up by F.S. Fitzgerald.
Journal: ALKEMIE. Revue semestrielle de littérature et philosophie
- Issue Year: 1/2017
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 91-107
- Page Count: 17
- Language: French
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