Introduction
I. Contextualizing Barnes and Her Melancholic Writing
II. A Critical Survey of Barnes Studies
II1. The Definition and Clarification of Key Terms
IV. The Structure of the Dissertation
Chapter 1 Ryder: The Anatomy of Melancholic Loss
I. Loss of the Symbolic Order: A Cause of Melancholy from Polygamy
I1. Anatomy in the Mode of Pseudo Family Chronicle
III. Anatomy: A Cure for the Melancholy of Loss
Chapter 2 Ladies Almanack: The Anatomy of Melancholic Sexuality
I. Sexual Inversion: A Cause of Melancholy from Lesbianism
I1. Anatomy in the Mode of Parodic Almanac
III. Anatomy: A Cure for the Melancholy of Sexuality
Chapter 3 Nightwood: The Anatomy of Melancholic Love
I. Love for "La Somnambule": A Cause of Melancholy from Obsession
I1. Anatomy in the Mode of Quasi Prose-Poetry
II1. Anatomy: A Cure for "Love Melancholy" .
Chapter 4 The Antiphon: The Anatomy of Melancholic Reconciliation
I. Reconciliation of the Splintering Family: A Cause of Melancholy from "Estranged Familiarity" .
I1. Anatomy in the Mode of Ironic Morality Play
II1. Anatomy: A Failed Cure for the Ontological Melancholy of Life
Conclusion
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