Schleiner, Winfried
Melancholy, Genius, and Utopia in the Renaissance

From the Table of Cntents: Intoduction. - I. The Tradition of Genial Melancholy. - II. Critical Reaction to Genial Melancholy. - III. Melancholic Enthusiasm and Divination in England. - IV. The Mad Melancholic between Ridicule and Charity: Views of Luther, Erasmus and Cervantes. - V. The Nexus of Witchcraft, Male Impotence and Melancholy in Renaissance Thought. - VI. Melancholy, Utopia and Arcadia. - VII. Melancholic Divination and Cure of Melancholy in Shakespeare. - VIII. Milton’s Pleasures of Melancholy. - Epilogue. 350 Seiten mit 6 Abb., broschiert (Wolfenbütteler Abhandlungen zur Renaissanceforschung; Band 10/Herzog August Bibliothek in Kommission bei Harrassowitz Verlag 1991) ungelesen, leichte Lagerspuren, Einband leicht lichtrandig/unused, minor shelfwear, cover slightly light-stained