Holly Michael Ann. The Melancholy Art

Princeton University Press, 2013. — 194 p.Drawing on psychoanalysis, philosophy, and the intellectual history of the history of art, The Melancholy Art explores the unique connections between melancholy and the art historian's craft. This book explains why to write about art is to share in a kind of intertwined pleasure and loss that is the very essence of melancholy.The Melancholy Art
Vienness Ghosts
Stones of Solace
Patterns in the Shadows
Mourning and Method