Julia Kristeva on Melancholy and Literature
In a 1987 article for artpress, Julia Kristeva offers a precise analysis of literature and the psychoanalytic cure, focusing on the patient's confrontation with the 'black sun' of melancholy, caught between hate and pain.
Key facts
- Julia Kristeva discusses literature and psychoanalysis
- The article was published in artpress in May 1987
- Kristeva examines the patient's experience of melancholy in analysis
- The 'black sun' metaphor is central to her discussion
- The patient faces hate and pain during the cure
Entities
Artists
- Julia Kristeva
Institutions
- artpress
Sources
- artpress —