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Worse than beasts : an anatomy of melancholy and the literature of travel in 17th and 18th century England / Jennifer I.M. Reid.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Reid, Jennifer, 1962-
Series:
Contexts and consequences.
Contexts and consequences
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Travelers' writings, English--History and criticism.
Travelers' writings, English.
English prose literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
English prose literature.
English prose literature--18th century--History and criticism.
British--Foreign countries--History--18th century.
British.
British--Foreign countries--History--17th century.
Foreign countries in literature.
Melancholy in literature.
Travelers in literature.
Travel in literature.
Melancholy.
Burton, Robert, 1577-1640. Anatomy of melancholy.
Burton, Robert.
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. Gulliver's travels.
Swift, Jonathan.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (151 p.)
Place of Publication:
Aurora, Colo. : Davies Group, c2005.
Contents:
Intro
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One Angry Brutes and Men with Horns
Chapter Two Mad and Foreign "Antipodes"
Chapter Three The Yahoo in the Mirror
Bibliography
Index.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-137) and index.
ISBN:
1-935790-61-7
OCLC:
646811405

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