Melancholia: A Choice
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Melancholia: A Choice is a suite of poems which is based around Sigmund Freud’s theory on Mourning and Melancholia, and explores the responses to Melancholia.
This was written and submitted for the 2015 HSC (Higher School Certificate) English Extension 2 Major Work.
Please refer to the section uploaded, titled "The Inside [An Explanation of the Work], for a better understanding of the writing.
11.08.15
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