A user's guide to melancholy / Mary Ann Lund.
A user's guide to melancholy / Mary Ann Lund.
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Call Numbers
G 2021/2777
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 256 pages : black and white illustrations ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part 1. Causes: Sorrow and fear ; Body and mind ; The supernatural -- Part 2. Symptoms: Delusions ; Love and sex ; Despair -- Part 3. Cures: The non-naturals ; Medicine and surgery ; Lifting the spirits.
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2021.
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Summary
"The story Burton tells of the sixteenth-century Jewish Frenchman not only shows how strong the imagination can be, but also plays out an intriguing philosophical puzzle. A man puts his life at risk by crossing over a brook by night but, since he is unable to see, he cannot perceive the danger he is in. Instead, his perception comes after the event...
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A user's guide to melancholy / Mary Ann Lund.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-250) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2021
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G 2021/2777
Record Identifier
74VKarMGLwbg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKarMGLwbg
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ISBN
1108838847
9781108838849
DDC
616.8527
MMS ID
991024441620802626
