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 \