Razsvetljujoč in tolažilen vodnik po melanholičnem duševnem stanju.

To je knjiga, ki praznuje najbolj zanemarjeno, a dragoceno čustvo, ki ga lahko občutimo: melanholijo. Melanholija ni depresija ali jeza ali grenkoba, temveč je miren, sprejemajoč, nežen, modro dojemajoč in prijazen odgovor na težave in občasno otožnost življenja. Usmerja idealno srednjo pot med obupom na eni strani in naivnim optimizmom na drugi.

An insightful and consoling guide to the melancholic state of mind

This is a book that celebrates the most neglected but valuable emotion we can feel: melancholy. Melancholy isn’t depression or anger or bitterness, it’s a serene, accepting, gentle, wise and kindly response to the difficulties and occasional misery of being alive. It steers an ideal mid-way course between despair on the one hand and naïve optimism on the other.

Melancholy isn’t depression or anger or bitterness, it’s a serene, accepting, gentle, wise and kindly response to the difficulties and occasional misery of being alive. It steers an ideal mid-way course between despair on the one hand and naive optimism on the other. But melancholy is a well-kept secret. Those who feel the pull of melancholy moods tend to stay quiet about their tastes. We don’t often hear melancholy being celebrated or accorded the respect that it deserves.Melancholy languishes unexplored in a hyper-competitive, noisy, frantic age. And yet the emotion heartily deserves exploration, it is one that leads to reflection and thoughtfulness. This book carefully collects and interprets a selection of the most universally recognisable melancholy states of mind, and thereby renders us less confused by our precious yet elusive feelings. We hear, among other things, about the melancholy of Sunday evenings and the melancholy of adolescence, the melancholy of high summer and the melancholy of crushes. This book offers a varied portrait of melancholy and it’s range of emotions, leading the reader to both insight and self compassion.

Vsebina primerna za odrasle.

The School of Life

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London N12 9RT

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Marta Gisbert, The School Of Life

Campus London Limited, 930 High Road

London N12 9RT

Marta.G@theschooloflife.com

ISBN 978–1–912891–60–3