Robert Burton

The sense of smell is at least equally important to may animals as sight and hearing. This important fact had previously been largely overlooked and is the subject of this fascinating study of the animal kingdom, The Language of Smell, originally published in 1976. Robert Burton, a zoologist and writer on wildlife, surveys the use of the sense of smell, from ants and butterflies, through birds, to whales and other mammals, and to human beings themselves. He describes the organs of smell and discusses the theories as to the way that odours are converted into nerve impulses. He considers the recent scientific advances in the field, including the observations on wild animals and laboratory experiments which show how smell is used for finding food, repelling enemies and for navigation. Many animals also use smell for communication. They produce special odours, called pheromones, that act as signals to members of their own species. Robert Burton shows how pheromones play a particularly important part in the social and sexual lives of insects and mammals, and that human beings also make more use of their sense of smell than had been thought. Throughout the book illustrations and line drawings are used to clarify the descriptions of the vital and exciting ‘language of smell’.

'One of the indispensable books' Philip Pullman 'The best book ever written' Guardian With an introduction by Becca Rothfeld. Dryness, paleness, waking, sighing, despair, frenzy, death: love's repercussions can be dire indeed. Perhaps that is why Robert Burton devoted the largest part of his pioneering 17th-century psychological work, The Anatomy of Melancholy, to this supreme passion. Edited to offer the modern reader easier access to this classic text, this abridged version preserves all the fantastic variety of the original, as Burton knits together stories and quotations drawn from millennia of European literature in order to understand love's causes, consequences, and cures. We encounter gods and goddesses, ancient kings and queens, lascivious monks and pure-hearted shepherds, marriages happy and unhappy, allurements natural and unnatural, and, most importantly, many cures for love-melancholy, from the obvious to the arcane. Intricate yet commonsensical, learned yet earthy, and twinkling throughout with ironic warmth, Burton's masterpiece speaks to the deepest concerns of the human heart as well today as it did four centuries ago. Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe. Robert Burton (1577-1640) was born to a family of landed gentry in Leicestershire and matriculated at Oxford at the age of 15. He remained there for the rest of his life, and was eventually appointed librarian of Christ Church College. Inspired by his own struggle with melancholy, Burton began research into the subject, eventually amassing the collection of musings and quotations that would become The Anatomy of Melancholy. First published in 1621, the work was immensely popular, and was expanded and reprinted five times over the course of Burton's life. Becca Rothfeld is the non-fiction book critic at the Washington Post, the author of the essay collection All Things are Too Small, and an editor at The Point. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband, Zach, and her dog, Kafka.

The sense of smell is at least equally important to may animals as sight and hearing. This important fact had previously been largely overlooked and is the subject of this fascinating study of the animal kingdom, The Language of Smell, originally published in 1976.Robert Burton, a zoologist and writer on wildlife, surveys the use of the sense of smell, from ants and butterflies, through birds, to whales and other mammals, and to human beings themselves. He describes the organs of smell and discusses the theories as to the way that odours are converted into nerve impulses. He considers the recent scientific advances in the field, including the observations on wild animals and laboratory experiments which show how smell is used for finding food, repelling enemies and for navigation. Many animals also use smell for communication. They produce special odours, called pheromones, that act as signals to members of their own species. Robert Burton shows how pheromones play a particularly important part in the social and sexual lives of insects and mammals, and that human beings also make more use of their sense of smell than had been thought.Throughout the book illustrations and line drawings are used to clarify the descriptions of the vital and exciting ‘language of smell’.

A field in Warwickshire stands untouched by time, its stories buried beneath the soil. Spanning centuries, this collection of historical tales unveils the secrets of one unchanging field across different eras, all connected by the mystery of a lost treasure.In the present day, farmer Geoff Knight is puzzled by barren patches in his field. With the help of his archaeologist friend, he uncovers remnants of a Roman villa, a WWII ammunition box, and clues hinting at a hidden treasure. In World War II, Major Pete Caruso of the USAAF discovers his family ties among Italian POWs and embarks on a gold-smuggling scheme. In 1307, Templar knights bury their wealth as their order faces dissolution. During Roman times, Legate Antonius Bassius hides his family's gold on his new farm. In the 17th century, Sir John Byron camps with stolen plate from Oxford colleges. Lastly, a Viking named Torston conceals his loot won in battles before joining King Alfred.Oxhill, a real village in South Warwickshire, serves as the backdrop for these intertwined stories, blending historical facts with fictional elements.Uncover the layers of history and mystery within this field. Will you discover the treasure's final resting place?

Melankolins anatomi utkom första gången 1621 och utvidgades av författaren Robert Burton (1577 1640) med de fem följande utgåvorna. Även om författarens ämne är melankoli så sträcker sig Burtons framställning till så mycket mer och han använder hela sin lärdom för att redogöra för astronomi, geografi, de antika författarna, de latinska poeterna, och allt med Burtons egenartade och flödande stil. Här presenteras en utökad utgåva med ett urval ur denna klassiker. Översättaren Arne Melberg har skrivit inledning och gjort urvalet.Arne Melberg är författare och professor emeritus i litteraturvetenskap. Han har skrivit böcker om bland andra Rainer Maria Rilke, Friedrich Nietzsche, Friedrich Hölderlin, Montaigne och Göran Sonnevi. Han har dessutom översatt Hans-Georg Gadamer, Thomas Browne och Madame de Sévigné. År 2020 mottog han Letterstedtska över­sättar­priset av Kungliga vetenskaps­­akademien för översättningen av Melankolins anatomi.

The color blue & its aspects are, to Robert Burton, descriptors of very personal things. Many of those are examined / exposed / explained in the poems in this book called Blue. He has a knowledge of himself, &, importantly, the ability to pass on that knowledge in a well-crafted & insightful way that makes this small collection an excellent & delightful read. - Mark YoungIn Blue we are led through moments and situations that play with our understanding of reality, presence and absence, which slowly draw us in to question the 'exact shape/of an empty space'. He does it well.- Mark CobleyBlue is syntactically surprising: an exciting collection of poetry which, like good jazz, finds rhythm in the notes left unplayed and the words left unsaid. This is a layered work to return to time and again, each visit rewarded with new meaning.- Aaron Kent

'The best book ever written' Nicholas Lezard, GuardianRobert Burton's labyrinthine, beguiling, playful masterpiece is his attempt to 'anatomize and cut up' every aspect of the condition of melancholy, from which he had suffered throughout his life. Ranging over beauty, digestion, the planets, alcohol, goblins, kissing, poetry and the restorative power of books, among many other things, The Anatomy of Melancholy has fascinated figures from Samuel Johnson to Jorge Luis Borges since the seventeenth century, and remains an incomparable examination of the human condition in all its flawed, endless variety.Edited with an introduction by Angus Gowland

Robert Burton's extraordinary 1,500 page compendium categorising all forms of melancholy, their symptons, causes and cures are here playfully and sensitively edited and reframed as a stage play. Here Burton is rehearsing his own adaptation of is best seller for the stage. A digestable form of a extraodinary and monumental work.

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

Dopo un lungo periodo di preparazione, finalmente pronto: Risveglio. Una raccolta di auto-osservazioni che inizia cos "I Centri Superiori hanno un inizio umile. Quando se ne fa esperienza per la prima volta, magari anche solo per pochi secondi, una Presenza semplice e senza parole scruta dalla propria macchina." Cos cominciano le osservazioni che fa su di s Robert Earl Burton, guida spirituale e maestro della Fellowship of Friends. E cos finiscono duecento pagine dopo: "La vostra Anima la mia arte, il mio compito, il mio capolavoro... La vostra Presenza il mio libro... Essere connessi agli aspetti consci del Raggio di Creazione e all'Assoluto un dono molto pi grande di quanto ciascuno di noi possa concepire... Se poteste conoscere quello che conoscono le Influenze C, voi tutti vi alzereste in piedi e danzereste." Queste citazioni, raccolte nel corso di incontri formali, cene, visite a musei, gallerie d'arte e altre nazioni (dove vivono i suoi studenti), rappresentano un estratto degli sforzi compiuti dal Sig. Burton in quasi un cinquantennio per comunicare gli stati superiori che sperimenta e per mostrarci, nella forma tipica di un vero maestro, come viverli noi stessi. In altre parole, che cosa sono questi stati e come possiamo raggiungerli? Per la prima volta disponibile un'edizione di questa raccolta ancora in crescita, contenente materiale registrato, trascritto e stampato negli anni su citazioni quotidiane (daily cards), riviste, libri e in un database elettronico disponibile agli studenti di tutto il mondo. Questo libro un ringraziamento a tutti coloro che, come suggerisce il poeta R. M. Rilke, semplicemente " sono ".Several years in the making, it has arrived: Awakening. A collection of self-observations, it begins like this: "Higher Centers have a humble beginning. When one first experiences them, which may be for five seconds, a simple Presence without words is peering from one's machine." And so it begins -- self-observations by Robert Earl Burton, spiritual guide and teacher of the Fellowship of Friends. One-hundred forty-two pages later they end: "Your Soul is my art form, my task, my masterpiece. Your Presence is my book. It is a much bigger gift than any of us know to be associated with the conscious aspects of the Ray of Creation and the Absolute ... If you knew what Influence C know, you would all stand up and dance." This collection of quotations from formal meetings, dinners, visits to museums, art galleries, and foreign countries where his students live represents a sample of Mr. Burton's effort over nearly fifty years to communicate not just the higher states he is experiencing, but also in the signature form of a true teacher showing us how to experience them ourselves. Simply put, what are these states and how can we reach them ourselves? Recorded, transcribed and printed over the years in thousands of daily cards, in journals, several books and an electronic database now available to his students worldwide, this edition of a still growing collection is being made available for the first time. It is a thanksgiving to everyone on the Planet still living the answer to Rilke's Question. Simply Be.

Vers l'Eveil est la traduction fran aise de Awakening publi par le Fellowship of Friends en 2016. Cet ouvrage est un recueil de citations de Robert Earl BURTON, Ma tre conscient et guide spirituel du Fellowship of Friends, une Ecole de dimension internationale fond e en 1970.Cette collection de citations a t recueillie au cours de r unions formelles, de repas d'enseignement, de visites de mus es, galeries d'art et sites culturels de pays trangers, o vivent ses tudiants. Cette collection repr sente un exemple de l'effort de Robert Earl BURTON partager pendant plus de cinquante ans, non seulement les tats sup rieurs de conscience qu'il vit, mais galement sa capacit enseigner ses tudiants comment les vivre par eux-m mes, et pour eux-m mes. Les Centres Sup rieurs commencent humblement. Quand on en fait l'exp rience, ne serait-ce que pour cinq secondes, une simple Pr sence sans mots merge de notre machine. L'enseignement de Robert BURTON s'inspire de toutes les grandes v rit s et les pratiques spirituelles communes tous les syst mes d' veil, depuis la nuit des temps nos jours, en les int grant dans une cole pratique, dans laquelle les tudiants apprennent vivre leur vie dans le moment pr sent, au lieu de simplement en avoir une approche psychologique, motionnelle, ou intellectuelle et ce livre s'adresse tous les chercheurs de la connaissance de Soi . Votre me est ma forme d'art, ma t che, mon chef-d'oeuvre. Votre Pr sence est mon livre. tre associ aux aspects conscients du Rayon de Cr ation et l'Absolu est un cadeau bien plus grand qu'aucun d'entre nous ne peut imaginer.....

The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it is, with all the kinds, causes, symptoms, prognostics, and several cures of it. In three partitions. With their several sections, members, and subsections, philosophically, medically, historically opened and cut up. The Anatomy of Melancholy. Robert Burton (8 February 1577 - 25 January 1640) was an English scholar at Oxford University, best known for the classic The Anatomy of Melancholy. He was also the incumbent of St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford, and of Seagrave in Leicestershire. On its surface, the book is presented as a medical textbook in which Burton applies his vast and varied learning, in the scholastic manner, to the subject of melancholia (which includes, although it is not limited to, what is now termed clinical depression). Though presented as a medical text, The Anatomy of Melancholy is as much a sui generis work of literature as it is a scientific or philosophical text, and Burton addresses far more than his stated subject.