The Anatomy of Melancholy Volume 3


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The Anatomy of Melancholy is a book by Robert Burton, first published in 1621. On its surface, the book is a medical textbook in which Burton applies his large and varied learning in the scholastic manner to the subject of melancholia (which includes 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. In fact, the Anatomy uses melancholy as the lens through which all human emotion and thought may be scrutinized, and virtually the entire contents of a 17th-century library are marshalled into service of this goal.

Burton is forthright about his intentions in writing the Anatomy — "I write of melancholy by being busy to avoid melancholy," he concedes. This acknowledged desire to distract and amuse himself motivated Burton to produce a wide-ranging document, containing digressions and commentary. Whatever its strengths as a medical text or as a historical document, it is the Anatomy's vast breadth — addressing topics such as digestion, goblins, the geography of America, and others — and the particularly characteristic voice of its author that are most commonly cited by its admirers as the main sources of its appeal. Both satirical and serious in tone, the Anatomy is "vitalized by (Burton's) pervading humour", and Burton's digressive and inclusive style, often verging on a stream of consciousness, consistently informs and animates the text. (Summary from Wikipedia) (24 hr 20 min)

Chapters

01 - Partition 3, Section 1, Member 1, Subsection 1 20:57 Read by MorganScorpion
02 - Partition 3, Section 1, Member 1, Subsection 2 21:50 Read by MorganScorpion
03 - Partition 3, Section 1, Member 2, Subsection 1 11:49 Read by MorganScorpion
04 - Partition 3, Section 1, Member 2, Subsections 2 and 3 26:16 Read by BensonBrunswin
05 - Partition 3, Section 1, Member 3 36:39 Read by Marilyn Mack
06 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 1, Subsection 1 26:07 Read by MorganScorpion
07 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 1, Subsection 2 31:48 Read by MorganScorpion
08 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 2, Subsection 1 20:52 Read by MorganScorpion
09 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 2, Subsection 2, Part 1 30:48 Read by mattoscarlomas
10 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 2, Subsection 2, Part 2 17:01 Read by Elizabeth Klett
11 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 2, Subsection 2, Part 3 19:37 Read by Elizabeth Klett
12 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 2, Subsection 3 37:46 Read by Kirsten Nelson
13 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 2, Subsection 4, Part 1 34:47 Read by CaprishaPage
14 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 2, Subsection 4, Part 2 45:46 Read by MorganScorpion
15 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 2, Subsection 5 19:45 Read by MorganScorpion
16 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 3, Part 1 58:31 Read by Cynthia Moyer
17 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 3, Part 2 42:36 Read by Cynthia Moyer
18 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 3, Part 3 49:16 Read by Cynthia Moyer
19 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 3, Part 4 41:46 Read by Cynthia Moyer
20 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 4 12:05 Read by MorganScorpion
21 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 5, Subsection 1 17:17 Read by MorganScorpion
22 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 5, Subsection 2 28:15 Read by Anna Simon
23 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 5, Subsection 3, Part 1 48:14 Read by Cynthia Moyer
24 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 5, Subsection 3, Part 2 35:42 Read by Cynthia Moyer
25 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 5, Subsection 4 6:41 Read by April Gonzales
26 - Partition 3, Section 2, Member 5, Subsection 5, Part 1 37:29 Read by Anna Simon
27- Partition 3, Section 2, Member 5, Subsection 5, Part 2 56:18 Read by Cynthia Moyer
28 - Partition 3, Section 3, Member 1, Subsection 1 20:09 Read by MorganScorpion
29 - Partition 3, Section 3, Member 1, Subsection 2, Part 1 19:39 Read by MorganScorpion
30 - Partition 3, Section 3, Member 1, Subsection 2, Part 2 27:40 Read by MorganScorpion
31 - Partition 3, Section 3, Member 2 22:12 Read by Nicole Lee
32 - Partition 3, Section 3, Member 3 6:17 Read by Nicole Lee
33 - Partition 3, Section 3, Member 4, Subsection 1 30:12 Read by MorganScorpion
34 - Partition 3, Section 3, Member 4, Subsection 2 50:31 Read by Cynthia Moyer
35 - Partition 3, Section 4, Member 1, Subsection 1 57:02 Read by Cynthia Moyer
36 - Partition 3, Section 4, Member 1, Subsection 2, Part 1 40:02 Read by Cynthia Moyer
37 - Partition 3, Section 4, Member 1, Subsection 2, Part 2 46:30 Read by Cynthia Moyer
38 - Partition 3, Section 4, Member 1, Subsection 3, Part 1 52:28 Read by Cynthia Moyer
39 - Partition 3, Section 4, Member 1, Subsection 3, Part 2 29:25 Read by Cynthia Moyer
40 - Partition 3, Section 4, Member 1, Subsection 3, Part 3 25:16 Read by Cynthia Moyer
41 - Partition 3, Section 4, Member 1, Subsection 4 10:55 Read by Leni
42 - Partition 3, Section 4, Member 1, Subsection 5 10:49 Read by Anna Simon
43 - Partition 3, Section 4, Member 2, Subsection 1 42:33 Read by Leni
44 - Partition 3, Section 4, Member 2, Subsection 2 8:30 Read by MorganScorpion
45 - Partition 3, Section 4, Member 2, Subsection 3 29:44 Read by MorganScorpion
46 - Partition 3, Section 4, Member 2, Subsections 4 and 5 14:40 Read by MorganScorpion
47 - Partition 3, Section 4, Member 2, Subsection 6, Part 1 24:38 Read by Leni
48 - Partition 3, Section 4, Member 2, Subsection 6, Part 2 28:33 Read by Leni
49 - Partition 3, Section 4, Member 2, Subsection 6, Part 3 27:12 Read by Leni