Volume VI: Commentary on the Third Partition, together with Biobibliographical and Topical Indexes: 6 (Oxford English Texts)

Bamborough, J. B.

ISBN 10: 0198184867 / ISBN 13: 9780198184867

Published by OUP Oxford, 2001

About this Item

This final volume of of Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy", contains commentary on the Third Partition, in which Burton considers two especial forms of the disease, Love and Religious Melancholy. Burton had fewer precedents than in previous sections, but drew largely on his classical knowledge. Series: Oxford English Texts. Num Pages: 474 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 875. . 2000. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Volume VI: Commentary on the Third Partition, together with Biobibliographical and Topical Indexes: 6 (Oxford English Texts)
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198184867
• ISBN 13: 9780198184867
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This, the final volume of the Clarendon Press edition of Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy, contains commentary on the Third Partition, in which Burton considers two especial forms of the disease, Love and Religious Melancholy. The volume includes an index which gives biographical and bibliographical information concerning the more than 1550 authorities cited in the Anatomy, most of whom are little known today. Also included are an index of the major topics discussed in the Anatomy, and a complete bibliography of all the works mentioned in the commentary.

About the Author

J. B. Bamborough is a former Principal at Linacre College, Oxford. Martin Dodsworth is a Professor of English Literature at the Royal Holloway and Bedford New College.