Robert Burton





Robert Burton

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born
January 29, 1577

died
January 25, 1640

gender
male


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Robert Burton was an English scholar, born in 1577. Entered Brasenose College, Oxford, 1593. Student of Christ Church, 1599; B.D., 1614 and Vicar of St. Thomas's, Oxford, 1616, and rector of Seagrave from 1630 until his death in 1640. Best known for writing The Anatomy of Melancholy.


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The Anatomy of Melancholy
4.27 of 5 stars 427 avg rating — 346 ratings — published 1621 — 78 editions
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Some Anatomies of Melancholy
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Hamlyn Junior Encyclopaedia
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More books by Robert Burton…
“I light my candle from their torches.”
Robert Burton

“If you like not my writing, go read something else.”
Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy

“No cord or cable can draw so forcibly, or bind so fast, as love can do with a single thread.”
Robert Burton