The Anatomy of Melancholy

Robert Burton, Angus Gowland

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English

Penguin
04 October 2021

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Prose: non-fiction; Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900; Abnormal psychology; History of science

Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Burton's masterpiece, this is the only fully edited modern edition, now published as a landmark hardback edition

Robert Burton's labyrinthine, beguiling, playful masterpiece is his attempt to 'anatomize and cut up' every aspect of the condition of melancholy, from which he had suffered throughout his life. Ranging over beauty, digestion, the planets, alcohol, goblins, kissing, poetry and the restorative power of books, among many other things, The Anatomy of Melancholy has fascinated figures from Samuel Johnson to Jorge Luis Borges since the seventeenth century, and remains an incomparable examination of the human condition in all its flawed, endless variety.

By: Robert Burton
Edited by: Angus Gowland
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 62mm
Weight: 1.371kg
ISBN: 9780241533758
ISBN 10: 0241533759
Pages: 1376
Publication Date: 04 October 2021
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert Burton (Author) Robert Burton (1577-1640) spent most of his life in Oxford, first as a student and later as a scholar. His most famous work, the enormous Anatomy of Melancholy, was first published in 1621 and expanded in further editions throughout Burton's life. Angus Gowland (External Editor) Angus Gowland is a Reader in Intellectual History at University College London.