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Saturn and Melancholy remains an iconic text in art history,
intellectual history, and the study of culture, despite being long
out of print in English. Rooted in the tradition established by Aby
Warburg and the Warburg Library, this book has deeply influenced
understandings of the interrelations between the humanities
disciplines since its first publication in English in 1964. This
new edition makes the original English text available for the first
time in decades. Saturn and Melancholy offers an unparalleled
inquiry into the origin and development of the philosophical and
medical theories on which the ancient conception of the
temperaments was based and discusses their connections to
astrological and religious ideas. It also traces representations of
melancholy in literature and the arts up to the sixteenth century,
culminating in a landmark analysis of Dürer's most famous
engraving, Melencolia I. This edition features Raymond Klibansky's
additional introduction and bibliographical amendments for the
German edition, as well as translations of source material and 155
original illustrations. An essay on the complex publication history
of this pathbreaking project - which almost did not see the light
of day - covers more than eighty years, including its more recent
heritage. Making new a classic book that has been out of print for
over four decades, this expanded edition presents fresh insights
about Saturn and Melancholy and its legacy as a precursor to modern
interdisciplinary studies.
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