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Melancholy, Medicine and Religion in Early Modern England: Reading 'The Anatomy of Melancholy' Lund, Mary Ann (University of Leicester)
Melancholy, Medicine and Religion in Early Modern England: Reading 'The Anatomy of Melancholy'
Lund, Mary Ann (University of Leicester)
Presenting a new literary approach to Robert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy, this study demonstrates the work's significance within early modern literary culture. Lund investigates the way in which Burton imagines and treats his reader, paying particular attention to his understanding of reading as a therapeutic process for melancholics.
236 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 7, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521190503 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 236 |
| Dimensions | 159 × 235 × 17 mm · 516 g |
| Language | English |
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