Description: Melancholy, Medicine and Religion in Early Modern England : Reading The Anatomy of Melancholy, Paperback by Lund, Mary Ann, ISBN 1107659965, ISBN-13 9781107659964, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK "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 literary/rhetorical. Analysing Burton's claim that his text should have curative effects on his melancholic readership, it examines the authorial construction of the reading process in the context of other early modern writing, both canonical and non-canonical, providing a new approach towards the emerging field of the history of reading. Lund responds to Burton's assertion that melancholy is an affliction of body and soul which requires both a spiritual and a corporal cure, exploring the theological complexion of Burton's writing in relation to English religious discourse of the early seventeenth century, and the status of his work as a medical text"--Provided by publisher.
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Book Title: Melancholy, Medicine and Religion in Early Modern England : Readi
Number of Pages: 236 Pages
Publication Name: Melancholy, Medicine and Religion in Early Modern England: Reading 'the Anatomy of Melancholy'
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 229 mm
Subject: Medicine
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 350 g
Author: Mary Ann Lund
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback
