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Robert Burton and the Transformative Powers of Melancholy - Literary and Scientific Cultures of Early Modernity Stephanie Shirilan 1st edition
Robert Burton and the Transformative Powers of Melancholy - Literary and Scientific Cultures of Early Modernity
Stephanie Shirilan
In this study, Stephanie Shirilan unearths and contextualizes the celebration of the powers of the melancholic imagination in Burton’s Anatomy of Melancholy, thus rescuing it from the overly literal readings of contemporary historicism. Situating Burton’s recognition of cognitive and spiritual impressionability in its physiological and theological
230 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 12, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9780367879983 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 230 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 430 g |
| Language | English |
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