Newly released book volume on the Poetics of Grief and Melancholy

Edited by Dr. Chi Sum Garfield Lau and Dr. Kelly Kar Yue Chan, this book volume The Poetics of Grief and Melancholy in East–West Conflicts and Reconciliations is compiled to examine the representation, aesthetics and dichotomy of the notions of grief and melancholy in East–West exchanges and cultural dialogues. It investigates the topic in the dimensions of individual behaviors under specific social norms, cultural products such as literature and film, and outputs of rituals such as funeral banners and wreath messages.

For more information of the book, visit: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-9821-0_1