Robert Burton and the Powers and Pleasures of the Early Modern Imagina
| Author | : Stephanie Shirilan |
| Publisher | : Lund Humphries Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 2015-11-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 147241702X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781472417022 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (022 Downloads) |
Download or read book Robert Burton and the Powers and Pleasures of the Early Modern Imagina written by Stephanie Shirilan and published by Lund Humphries Publishers. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 contexts, Shirilan identifies overlooked echoes of his advice that melancholic readers cure themselves by unsealing their minds and hearts.
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