Das melancholische Imaginäre und seine Faszination in der englischen Literatur der Frühen Neuzeit. Einblicke mit Thomas Hobbes, John Milton und Robert Burton Beitrag Till Kinzel Comparatio, Jahrgang 6 (2014), Ausgabe 1, Seite 103 - 120 [...] The melancholy imaginary is of major importance for understanding early modern English literature. Its considerable fascination for different writers and thinkers led to the development of widely divergent approaches to the cultural presence of melancholy. Whereas a political philosopher like Thomas Hobbes attempted to delimit and control the melancholy imaginary in order to check both politica [...]