Robert burton and the transformative powers of melancholy
Auteur :
Shirilan, Stephanie
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367879983
Date de publication :
12 déc. 2019
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
430 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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