Angus Gowland investigates the theory of melancholy and its many
applications in the Renaissance by means of a wide-ranging
contextual analysis of Robert Burton's encyclopaedic Anatomy of
Melancholy (first published in 1621). Approaching the Anatomy as
the culmination of early modern medical, philosophical and
spiritual inquiry about melancholy, Gowland examines the ways in
which Burton exploited the moral psychology central to the
Renaissance understanding of the condition to construct a critical
vision of his intellectual and political environment. In the first
sustained analysis of the evolving relationship of the Anatomy (in
the various versions issued between 1621 and 1651) to late
Renaissance humanist learning and early-seventeenth century England
and Europe, Gowland corrects the prevailing view of the work as an
unreflective digest of other authors' opinions, and reveals the
Anatomy's character as a polemical literary engagement with the
live intellectual, religious and political issues of its day.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Ideas in Context |
| Release date: |
October 2006 |
| First published: |
2006 |
| Authors: |
Angus Gowland
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
358 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-86768-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-521-86768-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780521867689 |
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