Mary Ann Lund: 1 book
Melancholy, Medicine and Religion in Early Modern England
Reading 'The Anatomy of Melancholy'
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2010
The Anatomy of Melancholy, first published in 1621, is one of the greatest works of early modern English prose writing, yet it has received little substantial literary criticism in recent years. This study situates Robert Burton's complex work within three related contexts: religious, medical and...
