'The History of Melancholy' by Swedish researcher Karin Johannison is a dramatic and captivating account of the vulnerability of the human soul. This 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 film. The book's main characters include Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Max Weber, Marcel Proust, and many others.
5th edition.