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The Anatomy of Melancholy

Robert Burton

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Chapters

  1. 1.Anatomy of Melancholy,original only · 30 min
  2. 2.Democritus Junior to the Reader. (1)original only · 26 min
  3. 3.Democritus Junior to the Reader. (2)original only · 27 min
  4. 4.Democritus Junior to the Reader. (3)original only · 25 min
  5. 5.Democritus Junior to the Reader. (4)original only · 25 min
  6. 6.Democritus Junior to the Reader. (5)original only · 26 min
  7. 7.Democritus Junior to the Reader. (6)original only · 27 min
  8. 8.Democritus Junior to the Reader. (7)original only · 29 min
  9. 9.Democritus Junior to the Reader. (8)original only · 25 min
  10. 10.Democritus Junior to the Reader. (9)original only · 16 min
  11. 11.The Synopsis of the First Partitionoriginal only · 8 min
  12. 12.The First Section, Member, Subsectionoriginal only · 35 min
  13. 13.Sect. I. Memb. IIoriginal only · 48 min
  14. 14.Memb. IIIoriginal only · 17 min
  15. 15.SUBSECT. I.—Causes of Melancholy. God a causeoriginal only · 6 min
  16. 16.SUBSECT. II.—A Digression of the nature of Spirits, bad Angels, or Devils, and how they cause Melancholyoriginal only · 47 min
  17. 17.SUBSECT. III.—Of Witches and Magicians, how they cause Melancholyoriginal only · 7 min
  18. 18.SUBSECT. IV.—Stars a cause. Signs from Physiognomy, Metoposcopy, Chiromancyoriginal only · 8 min
  19. 19.SUBSECT. V.—Old age a causeoriginal only · 3 min
  20. 20.SUBSECT. VI.—Parents a cause by Propagationoriginal only · 11 min
  21. 21.SUBSECT. I.—Bad Diet a cause. Substance. Quality of Meatsoriginal only · 19 min
  22. 22.SUBSECT. II.—Quantity of Diet a Causeoriginal only · 10 min
  23. 23.SUBSECT. III.—Custom of Diet, Delight, Appetite, Necessity, how they cause or hinderoriginal only · 7 min
  24. 24.SUBSECT. IV.—Retention and Evacuation a cause, and howoriginal only · 9 min
  25. 25.SUBSECT. V.—Bad Air, a cause of Melancholyoriginal only · 9 min
  26. 26.SUBSECT. VI.—Immoderate Exercise a cause, and how. Solitariness, Idlenessoriginal only · 17 min
  27. 27.SUBSECT. VII.—Sleeping and Waking, Causesoriginal only · 2 min
  28. 28.SUBSECT. I.—Passions and Perturbations of the Mind, how they cause Melancholyoriginal only · 6 min
  29. 29.SUBSECT. II.—Of the Force of Imaginationoriginal only · 11 min
  30. 30.SUBSECT. III.—Division of Perturbationsoriginal only · 2 min
  31. 31.SUBSECT. IV.—Sorrow a Cause of Melancholyoriginal only · 4 min
  32. 32.SUBSECT. V.—Fear, a Causeoriginal only · 4 min
  33. 33.SUBSECT. VI.—Shame and Disgrace, Causesoriginal only · 4 min
  34. 34.SUBSECT. VII.—Envy, Malice, Hatred, Causesoriginal only · 4 min
  35. 35.SUBSECT. VIII.—Emulation, Hatred, Faction, Desire of Revenge, Causesoriginal only · 5 min
  36. 36.SUBSECT. IX.—Anger, a Causeoriginal only · 4 min
  37. 37.SUBSECT. X.—Discontents, Cares, Miseries, &c. Causesoriginal only · 19 min
  38. 38.SUBSECT. XI.—Concupiscible Appetite, as Desires, Ambition, Causesoriginal only · 6 min
  39. 39.SUBSECT. XII.—Φιλαργυρία, Covetousness, a Causeoriginal only · 9 min
  40. 40.SUBSECT. XIII.—Love of Gaming, &c. and pleasures immoderate; Causesoriginal only · 10 min
  41. 41.SUBSECT. XIV.—Philautia, or Self-love, Vainglory, Praise, Honour, Immoderate Applause, Pride, overmuch Joy, &c., Causesoriginal only · 16 min
  42. 42.SUBSECT. XV.—Love of Learning, or overmuch study. With a Digression of the misery of Scholars, and why the Muses are Melancholyoriginal only · 53 min
  43. 43.SUBSECT. I—Non-necessary, remote, outward, adventitious, or accidental causes: as first from the Nurseoriginal only · 6 min
  44. 44.SUBSECT. II.—Education a Cause of Melancholyoriginal only · 5 min
  45. 45.SUBSECT. III.—Terrors and Affrights, Causes of Melancholyoriginal only · 8 min
  46. 46.SUBSECT. IV.—Scoffs, Calumnies, bitter Jests, how they cause Melancholyoriginal only · 10 min
  47. 47.SUBSECT. V.—Loss of Liberty, Servitude, Imprisonment, how they cause Melancholyoriginal only · 6 min
  48. 48.SUBSECT. VI.—Poverty and Want, Causes of Melancholyoriginal only · 22 min
  49. 49.SUBSECT. VII.—A heap of other Accidents causing Melancholy, Death of Friends, Losses, &coriginal only · 32 min
  50. 50.Memb. Voriginal only · 17 min
  51. 51.Sect. III. Memb. Ioriginal only · 57 min
  52. 52.Memb. IIoriginal only · 21 min
  53. 53.Memb. IIIoriginal only · 21 min
  54. 54.Sect. IV. Memb. Ioriginal only · 21 min
  55. 55.The Synopsis of the Second Partitionoriginal only · 8 min
  56. 56.The First Section, Member, Subsectionoriginal only · 8 min
  57. 57.Memb. IIoriginal only · 6 min
  58. 58.Memb. IIIoriginal only · 7 min
  59. 59.Memb. IVoriginal only · 14 min
  60. 60.Sect. II. Memb. Ioriginal only · 18 min
  61. 61.Memb. IIoriginal only · 10 min
  62. 62.Air rectified. With a digression of the Air. (1)original only · 30 min
  63. 63.Air rectified. With a digression of the Air. (2)original only · 27 min
  64. 64.Air rectified. With a digression of the Air. (3)original only · 19 min
  65. 65.Exercise rectified of Body and Mindoriginal only · 1 h 1 min
  66. 66.Memb. Voriginal only · 6 min
  67. 67.Memb. VIoriginal only · 49 min
  68. 68.Sect. III. Memb. Ioriginal only · 15 min
  69. 69.Memb. IIoriginal only · 25 min
  70. 70.Memb. IIIoriginal only · 55 min
  71. 71.Memb. IVoriginal only · 6 min
  72. 72.Memb. Voriginal only · 20 min
  73. 73.Memb. VIoriginal only · 6 min
  74. 74.Memb. VIIoriginal only · 34 min
  75. 75.Memb. VIIIoriginal only · 4 min
  76. 76.Sect. IV. Memb. Ioriginal only · 38 min
  77. 77.Memb. IIoriginal only · 19 min
  78. 78.Memb. IIIoriginal only · 2 min
  79. 79.Sect. V. Memb. Ioriginal only · 40 min
  80. 80.Memb. IIoriginal only · 2 min
  81. 81.Memb. IIIoriginal only · 11 min
  82. 82.The Synopsis of the Third Partitionoriginal only · 5 min
  83. 83.The First Section, Member, Subsectionoriginal only · 30 min
  84. 84.Memb. IIoriginal only · 25 min
  85. 85.Memb. IIIoriginal only · 20 min
  86. 86.Sect. II. Memb. Ioriginal only · 38 min
  87. 87.SUBSECT. I.—Causes of Heroical Love, Temperature, full Diet, Idleness, Place, Climate, &coriginal only · 12 min
  88. 88.SUBSECT. II.—Other causes of Love-Melancholy, Sight, Being from the Face, Eyes, other parts, and how it piercethoriginal only · 46 min
  89. 89.SUBSECT. III.—Artificial allurements of Love, Causes and Provocations to Lust; Gestures, Clothes, Dower, &coriginal only · 29 min
  90. 90.SUBSECT. IV.—Importunity and Opportunity of Time, Place, Conference, Discourse, Singing, Dancing, Music, Amorous Tales, Objects, Kissing, Familiarity, Tokens, Presents, Bribes, Promises, Protestationsoriginal only · 50 min
  91. 91.SUBSECT. V.—Bawds, Philters, Causesoriginal only · 13 min
  92. 92.Symptoms or signs of Love Melancholy, in Body, Mind, good, bad, &c. (1)original only · 26 min
  93. 93.Symptoms or signs of Love Melancholy, in Body, Mind, good, bad, &c. (2)original only · 28 min
  94. 94.Symptoms or signs of Love Melancholy, in Body, Mind, good, bad, &c. (3)original only · 26 min
  95. 95.Symptoms or signs of Love Melancholy, in Body, Mind, good, bad, &c. (4)original only · 19 min
  96. 96.Memb. IVoriginal only · 8 min
  97. 97.SUBSECT. 1.—Cure of Love-Melancholy, by Labour, Diet, Physic, Fasting, &coriginal only · 11 min
  98. 98.SUBSECT. II.—Withstand the beginnings, avoid occasions, change his place: fair and foul means, contrary passions, with witty inventions: to bring in another, and discommend the formeroriginal only · 19 min
  99. 99.SUBSECT. III.—By counsel and persuasion, foulness of the fact, men's, women's faults, miseries of marriage, events of lust, &coriginal only · 44 min
  100. 100.SUBSECT. IV.—Philters, Magical and Poetical Curesoriginal only · 4 min
  101. 101.SUBSECT. V.—The last and best Cure of Love-Melancholy, is to let them have their Desireoriginal only · 55 min
  102. 102.Sect. III. Memb. Ioriginal only · 46 min
  103. 103.Memb. IIoriginal only · 14 min
  104. 104.Memb. IIIoriginal only · 4 min
  105. 105.Memb. IVoriginal only · 47 min
  106. 106.SUBSECT. I.—Religious Melancholy. Its object God; what his beauty is; How it allures. The parts and parties affectedoriginal only · 29 min
  107. 107.SUBSECT. II.—Causes of Religious melancholy. From the Devil by miracles, apparitions, oracles. His instruments or factors, politicians, Priests, Impostors, Heretics, blind guides. In them simplicity, original only · 43 min
  108. 108.SUBSECT. III.—Symptoms general, love to their own sect, hate of all other religions, obstinacy, peevishness, ready to undergo any danger or cross for it; Martyrs, blind zeal, blind obedience, fastingsoriginal only · 54 min
  109. 109.SUBSECT. IV.—Prognostics of Religious Melancholyoriginal only · 7 min
  110. 110.SUBSECT. V.—Cure of Religious Melancholyoriginal only · 7 min
  111. 111.SUBSECT. I.—Religious Melancholy in defect; parties affected, Epicures, Atheists, Hypocrites, worldly secure, Carnalists; all impious persons, impenitent sinners, &coriginal only · 26 min
  112. 112.SUBSECT. II.—Despair. Despairs, Equivocations, Definitions, Parties and Parts affectedoriginal only · 5 min
  113. 113.SUBSECT. III.—Causes of Despair, the Devil, Melancholy, Meditation, Distrust, Weakness of Faith, Rigid Ministers, Misunderstanding Scriptures, Guilty Consciences, &coriginal only · 19 min
  114. 114.SUBSECT. IV.—Symptoms of Despair, Fear, Sorrow, Suspicion, Anxiety, Horror of Conscience, Fearful Dreams and Visionsoriginal only · 8 min
  115. 115.SUBSECT. V.—Prognostics of Despair, Atheism, Blasphemy, violent death, &coriginal only · 1 min
  116. 116.SUBSECT. VI.—Cure of Despair by Physic, Good Counsel, Comforts, &coriginal only · 53 min
  117. 117.Notes (1)original only · 25 min
  118. 118.Notes (2)original only · 25 min
  119. 119.Notes (3)original only · 25 min
  120. 120.Notes (4)original only · 25 min
  121. 121.Notes (5)original only · 25 min
  122. 122.Notes (6)original only · 25 min
  123. 123.Notes (7)original only · 25 min
  124. 124.Notes (8)original only · 25 min
  125. 125.Notes (9)original only · 25 min
  126. 126.Notes (10)original only · 25 min
  127. 127.Notes (11)original only · 25 min
  128. 128.Notes (12)original only · 25 min
  129. 129.Notes (13)original only · 25 min
  130. 130.Notes (14)original only · 25 min
  131. 131.Notes (15)original only · 25 min
  132. 132.Notes (16)original only · 25 min
  133. 133.Notes (17)original only · 22 min