Gowland, AMT;
(2019)
Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621–1651).
In: Berensmeyer, I, (ed.)
Hanbook of English Renaissance Literature.
(pp. 496-515).
De Gruyter: Berlin, Germany.
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Abstract
This chapter aims to lay out a broadly historical framework for interpreting Burton’s Anatomy. After outlining the biographical and (selected portions of) the intellectual-cultural contexts of its composition, the chapter concludes with some suggestions for understanding the work as a whole and Burton’s intentions in writing it, moving from the satirical preface to the main treatise, and addressing their relationship. The final section explores the text’s reception and the main strands of its interpretation in modern literary scholarship.
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621–1651) |
| ISBN-13: | 978-3-11-044488-9 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9783110444889 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110444889 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10054813 |
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