Melancholic Habits: Burton's Anatomy & the Mind Sciences

Synopsis

Jennifer Radden Finds, Within Robert Burton's Religious And Humoral Explanations In His 'anatomy Of Melancholy', A Remarkably Coherent Account Of Normal And Abnormal Psychology With Echoes In Modern Day Clinical Psychology. Embodied Mentality -- Imagination Queen Of The Mental Powers -- Symptom, Disease, Cause -- Between The Confines Of Sense And Reason -- The Akratic Melancholic -- When Reason Is Also Corrupted -- Who Labors Not Of This Disease? -- Remedies -- From The Anatomy To The Clinic And Lab. Jennifer Radden. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.