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in search of vigor
An illness of the nerves. It reveals an underlying stress about our fears about the body. A dissociation between body and soul as mutually antagonistic with only the faintest hope of reconciliation.Hypochondria is a very old name for a malady … Continue reading
EAT, DRINK AND BE WARY
”The book was so popular it went into six editions during Burton’s lifetime, and its gratified author was eager to doff his anonymity after the first. It should have been popular. Although it gave expression to the pains of the people (always a … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Ben Johnson, English literature, Henry Fuseli, Henry James, Holbrook Jackson, James Shirley The Humorous Courtier, John Boydell, John Fletcher the humorous lieutenant, John Milton, Joseph Wright, Maria Cosway, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, William H. Gass, William Shakespeare, www.tate.org, XTC, XTC Andy Partridge, XTC Colin Moulding, XTC Nonsuch
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CAN'T GET IT OUT OF HIS HEAD
Melancholy, to Robert Burton, the philosopher of melancholy, could encompass many states of mind; mild regret, peaceful contemplation, bitter grief, the hatching of pleasing visions, jealous torments and dementia: I’ll change my state with any wretch, Thou canst from gaol … Continue reading
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Tagged Carrie Ann Baade, Domenico Feti, Dr. Ben Johnson, Dr. Johnson, English literature, Jacek Malczewski, Joan Miro, Midsummer Night's Dream, miro, Robert Burton, Sir William Osler, The Anatomy of Melancholy, William Shakespeare
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