|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
1 Review
|
Average Customer Review
Share your thoughts with other customers
Create your own review
|
|
Most Helpful First | Newest First
|
|
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Brief Anatomy,
By
This review is from: The Essential Anatomy of Melancholy (Dover Books on Literature & Drama) (Paperback)
This is a nice, truncated version of a book many find unreadable today. If you wish a taste of Burton, an idea of his odd brilliance, this will do. The editors choose some nice portions. Unfortunately, reading a brief version is a bit like a Reader's Digest version of 'War and Peace' or some other novel where detail, conversation, the finely drawn characters are the story. You may have the plot and the highlights, but not the story itself. That said, the whole "Anatomy of Melancholy" is a long project and a little is better than none. Give this a go. You may be drawn into the long version, but your time will not be wasted by sipping at this cup.
|
|
Most Helpful First | Newest First
|
|
The Essential Anatomy of Melancholy (Dover Books on Literature & Drama) by Robert Burton (Paperback - May 7, 2002)
$14.95 $9.79
In Stock | |
 
| ||
