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Melancholy, Medicine, and the Arts

A short piece for The Lancet on the history of melancholy, particularly in Renaissance Europe. Includes discussion of Albrect Durer, Shakespeare, and Romantic poetry.

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To Be or Not to Be Sad?

I talk with Penny Bailey of the Wellcome Trust about my research into sadness in Shakespeare's plays and times.

In Our Time - The Anatomy of Melancholy

Archived recording of a programme on Radio 4 devoted to Robert Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy. Presented by Melvyn Bragg and featuring Julie Sanders, Mary Ann Lund, and Erin Sullivan.

 

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