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On Melancholy


Source: Directory of Open Access Books
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161564420
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Rufus of Ephesus' (fl. ca. AD 100) On Melancholy deals with a medical condition oscillating between madness, depression, and bouts of great creativity. This collection of the Greek, Latin, and Arabic fragments makes this text easily available for the first time.