Robert Burton and the Transformative Powers of Melancholy 9781472417015, 9781315606699, 9781317062257, 0940322668, 1315606690, 9781317062240, 1317062248, 1317062256, 9781317062264, 1317062264, 1472417011

1. Democritus Junior : discerning care -- 2. Heroic hypochondria and the sympathetic delusions of melancholy -- 3. Exhil

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Robert Burton and the Transformative Powers of Melancholy
 9781472417015, 9781315606699, 9781317062257, 0940322668, 1315606690, 9781317062240, 1317062248, 1317062256, 9781317062264, 1317062264, 1472417011

Table of contents :
Introduction1 Democritus Junior: Discerning Care2 Heroic Hypochondria and the Sympathetic Delusions of Melancholy3 Exhilirating the Spirits: Study as Cure for Scholarly Melancholy4 "Exonerating" MelancholyEpilogue: Loving Burton, or Burton for Amateurs

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