TY - BOOK AU - Burton,Robert TI - The Anatomy of Melancholy AV - PR PY - 2004/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Melancholy -- Early works to 1800 N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anatomy_of_Melancholy; Release date is 2004-01-01; Produced by Karl Hagen, D. Moynihan and Distributed Proofreaders; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Anatomy of Melancholy" by Robert Burton is a medical treatise first published in 1621. This massive work explores depression and its causes, symptoms, and cures, but ranges far beyond medicine into history, astronomy, geography, and literature. Written under the pseudonym Democritus Junior, Burton blends scientific analysis with humor and satire across over 500,000 words. Drawing from ancient authorities and medieval sources, he examines melancholy as both a passing mood and a serious ailment, creating a unique work that inspired generations of writers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10800 ER -