Abstract:In 1945, the writer S. Y Agnon published his magnum opus—the Hebrew novel Temol shilshom (Only Yesterday). The novel follows the life of Second Aliyah immigrant Yitshak Kumer, who eventually dies after being bitten by a rabid dog. Informed by the growing field of the medical humanities, the present article reexamines the aesthetic significance of this canine figure. I begin by tracing the medico-cultural history of rabies, its etiology and symbols, and its relationship to melancholia. I then analyze the variety of melancholic symptoms and cultural-historical signifiers that are woven into the novel. Finally, I conclude by drawing on Sigmund Freud's "Mourning and Melancholia" in order to investigate the intersection of melancholia, rabies, and style in Agnon's text. Rabies and melancholia, as will become clear, are not only conditions thematized by Temol shilshom. They are also the stylistic ciphers of the text.

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疯狂阅读：SY Agnon 的Temol shilshom 中的忧郁症和疯狗

摘要：1945 年，作家 S. Y Agnon 出版了他的代表作——希伯来小说 Temol shilshom (Only Yesterday)。这部小说讲述了第二个阿利亚移民伊沙克·库默 (Yitshak Kumer) 的生活，他最终在被一只疯狗咬伤后死亡。受医学人文学科不断发展的影响，本文重新审视了这一犬类形象的美学意义。我首先追溯狂犬病的医学文化史、它的病因和符号，以及它与忧郁症的关系。然后，我分析了小说中交织的各种忧郁症状和文化历史能指。最后，我以西格蒙德·弗洛伊德的《哀悼与忧郁》作为总结，以研究阿格农文本中忧郁、狂犬病和风格的交集。狂犬病和忧郁症，将变得清晰，不仅是 Temol shilshom 主题化的条件。它们也是文本的文体密码。