Melancholy [ Feelings & Emotions ]
… Image Frontispiece of Robert Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy, third edition (1628) Abstract While melancholy was essentially a solitary affliction, one that traditionally shunned society and regarded its activities as … by religious counsellors and also, increasingly, by medical professionals. Writers exploring various aspects of melancholy included Shakespeare, Robert Burton in his Anatomy of Melancholy , and the poet Thomas Gray in such works as …
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