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...

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Main Author: Primož Mlačnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana 2018-09-01
Series:Družboslovne Razprave
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Online Access:https://www.druzboslovne-razprave.org/pdf/stevilke/DR88-Mlacnik-WEB.pdf