Abstract
The article (in Swedish) discusses Sajda van der Leeuw's recent analysis of Lars von Trier's "Melancholia", in relation to Klibansky's, Panofsky's and Saxl's study of the Aristotelian and Neoplatonist origins of Renaissance conceptions of melancholy, especially with regard to Albrecht Dürer's engraving "Melencholia I" (1514).
| Translated title of the contribution | Melancholy reconsidered: Subversive epiphany or paralysing fatalism? |
|---|---|
| Original language | Swedish |
| Pages (from-to) | 42-47 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Ikaros tidskrift om människan och vetenskapen |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2021 |
| MoE publication type | E1 Popularised article, newspaper article |
Keywords
- Albrech Dürer
- Lars von Trier
- Erwin Panofsky
- melancholy
- depression
- Aristotle
- scholasticism
- neoplatonism
- Sajda van der Leeuw