The anatomy of melancholy

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Robert Burton: The anatomy of melancholy (Hardcover, 1978, Dent)

xx, 547 sivua : kuvitettu, 547 sidor

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Publicerades 1978 av Dent.

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recenserade Melankolins anatomi av Arne Melberg (Atlantis väljer ur världslitteraturen)

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Had to spend a while googling to make sure this wasn't an elaborate 21st century literary hoax. Apart from having aged surprisingly well (yes, he thinks depression is caused by demonic possession or unbalanced bodily fluids, but the way he both describes it, sympathises with it and discusses its treatment is remarkably modern) Burton's all-out rant on mental health, with enough asides to make Sterne's head spin, is just so much fun to read.

Ämnen

  • depressive disorder history
  • medicine in literature