Robert Burton

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Frontispiece of an early edition of Robert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy.

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Born	February 8, 1577 • England
Died	January 25, 1640 (aged 62) • Oxford • England
Notable Works	“Philosophaster” • “The Anatomy of Melancholy”
Movement / Style	Jacobean age

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