The Anatomy of Melancholy, (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781022468689)

First published in 1621, this classic work is a meditation on the nature of sadness and how it can be overcome. Drawing on the author's own experiences of melancholy, as well as a wealth of scholarship from the ancient world, this book remains an influential text to this day. Of interest to historians of medicine, psychologists, and anyone seeking to understand the human experience of sadness.

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