The Anatomy of Melancholy: Volume III: Text

by Robert Burton, Nicolas K. Kiessling (Editor), Thomas C. Faulkner (Editor)

This is the third and final text volume of the Clarendon edition of Robert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy . It contains "The Third Partition," "The Table," edited from 1624-1651 editions, textual apparatus, and an Index of Persons. Also included are three "The Conclusion of the Author to the Reader," which occurs only in the 1621 edition, a list of variant formes in the 1632 edition, and collation of the Synoptic Tables.

Genres: Philosophy, Psychology

828 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1621

About the author

Robert Burton was an English scholar, born in 1577. Entered Brasenose College, Oxford, 1593. Student of Christ Church, 1599; B.D., 1614 and Vicar of St. Thomas's, Oxford, 1616, and rector of Seagrave from 1630 until his death in 1640. Best known for writing The Anatomy of Melancholy.

Reviews

[Darwin8u · Rating 5 out of 5]

THE THIRD PARTITION [Love/Love-Melancholy - Religous Melancholy]

I'm going to take a break here. I will return to finish my review of the last partition. My family is starting to wake, however, and I've been scratching at this for the last couple hours.

See my full review of Anatomy of Melancholy: HERE.