This is a critical edition of Ferrand's treatise of 1610, on erotic melancholy. It is preceded by nine introductory chapters, in which the editors examine the place of erotic ideas in Renaissance culture.

This is a critical edition of Ferrand's treatise of 1610, on erotic melancholy. It is preceded by nine introductory chapters, in which the editors examine the place of erotic ideas in Renaissance culture.