Author: Democritus Jr. ( Robert Burton),
Title: The anatomy of melancholy.
Description: On its surface, the book is presented as a medical textbook in which Burton applies his vast and varied learning, in the scholastic manner, to the subject of melancholia (which includes, although it is not limited to, what is now termed clinical depression). Although presented as a medical text, The Anatomy of Melancholy is as much a sui generis (unique) work of literature as it is a scientific or philosophical text, and Burton addresses far more than his stated subject. In fact, the Anatomy uses melancholy as the lens through which all human emotion and thought may be scrutinized, and virtually the entire contents of a 17th-century library are marshalled into service of this goal. It is encyclopedic in its range and reference. l William Tegg. London 1866. Bound in calf. 747 pp. Raised bands, marbled endpapers. Bit rubbed along the edges. Spine very good.
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Title: The anatomy of melancholy.
Description: On its surface, the book is presented as a medical textbook in which Burton applies his vast and varied learning, in the scholastic manner, to the subject of melancholia (which includes, although it is not limited to, what is now termed clinical depression). Although presented as a medical text, The Anatomy of Melancholy is as much a sui generis (unique) work of literature as it is a scientific or philosophical text, and Burton addresses far more than his stated subject. In fact, the Anatomy uses melancholy as the lens through which all human emotion and thought may be scrutinized, and virtually the entire contents of a 17th-century library are marshalled into service of this goal. It is encyclopedic in its range and reference. l William Tegg. London 1866. Bound in calf. 747 pp. Raised bands, marbled endpapers. Bit rubbed along the edges. Spine very good.
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- Book number: 220559
- Book number: 220559
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