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The blues across four centuries – Robert Burton’s ‘Anatomy of Melancholy’

The blues across four centuries – Robert Burton’s ‘Anatomy of Melancholy’

by Talking Humanities | Jan 13, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Features, Libraries & Publications, Publications

Self-help books about depression are nothing new. Institute of English Studies fellow, Dr Karen Attar, looks at an important example that was first published in 1621. The Anatomy of Melancholy is the subject of a double anniversary for Senate House Library. The year...

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