The Anatomy Of Melancholy
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The Anatomy Of Melancholy by Robert Burton
One of the major documents of modern European civilization, Robert Burton's astounding compendium, a survey of melancholy in all its myriad forms, has invited nothing but superlatives since its publication in the seventeenth century. Lewellyn Powys called it "the greatest work of prose of the greatest period of English prose-writing," while the celebrated surgeon William Osler declared it the greatest of medical treatises. And Dr. Johnson, Boswell reports, said it was the only book that he rose early in the morning to read with pleasure. In this surprisingly compact and elegant new edition, Burton's spectacular verbal labyrinth is sure to delight, instruct, and divert today's readers as much as it has those of the past four centuries.The National Audubon Society's Vice President for Bird Conservation is Stephen W.Kress. Dr. Kress is a seabird conservation expert who has earned the nickname The Puffin Man for his amazing accomplishment directing Audubon's Project Puffin in Maine. Bird Behavior, Nature's Night Life, and Ponds and Nature by the wayside are among of Robert Burton's best-known natural history publications.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780940322660 |
| ISBN 10 | 0940322668 |
| Title | The Anatomy Of Melancholy |
| Author | Robert Burton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The New York Review of Books, Inc |
| Year published | 2001-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 1424 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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