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The Anatomy of Melancholy
Robert Burton
- Essays
- Book language: English
- 1529 pages
The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton is a sprawling essayistic work first published in 1621. Burton examines melancholy—its causes, symptoms, and cures—while digressing widely into human nature, customs, and learning. It is worth listening to for its rich, humane, and thoughtful prose, which blends medicine, philosophy, and literature.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
