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The Anatomy of Melancholy Volume 2

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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 Whatever its strengths as a medical text or as a historical document, it is the Anatomy's vast breadth — addressing topics such as digestion, goblins, the geography of America, and others — and the particularly characteristic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) (0 hr 57 min)

Chapters

01 - Partition 2, Section 1, Member 1

11:26

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02 - Partition 2, Section 1, Member 2

8:53

Read by Kristine Bekere

03 - Partition 2, Section 1, Member 3

10:45

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04 - Partition 2, Section 1, Member 4

20:36

Read by Anna Simon

05 - Partition 2, Section 2, Member 1

23:35

Read by Anna Simon

06 - Partition 2, Section 2, Member 2

14:27

Read by Anna Simon

07 - Partition 2, Section 2, Member 3, Part 1

27:18

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08 - Partition 2, Section 2, Member 3, Part 2

24:17

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09 - Partition 2, Section 2, Member 3, Part 3

24:43

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10 - Partition 2, Section 2, Member 3, Part 4

16:04

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11 - Partition 2, Section 2, Member 3, Part 5

19:54

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12 - Partition 2, Section 2, Member 4, Part 1

29:08

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13 - Partition 2, Section 2, Member 4, Part 2

25:55

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14 - Partition 2, Section 2, Member 4, Part 3

40:29

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15 - Partition 2, Section 2, Member 5

9:23

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16 - Partition 2, Section 2, Member 6, Subsection 1

21:45

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17 - Partition 2, Section 2, Member 6, Subsections 2-3

31:12

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18 - Partition 2, Section 2, Member 6, Subsection 4

21:14

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19 - Partition 2, Section 3, Member 1

22:23

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20 - Partition 2, Section 3, Member 2, Part 1

10:58

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21 - Partition 2, Section 3, Member 2, Part 2

27:25

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22 - Partition 2, Section 3, Member 3, Part 1

36:33

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23 - Partition 2, Section 3, Member 3, Part 2

28:33

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24 - Partition 2, Section 3, Member 3, Part 3

17:41

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25 - Partition 2, Section 3, Member 4

9:06

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26 - Partition 2, Section 3 , Member 5

28:43

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27 - Partition 2, Section 3 , Member 6

9:41

Read by MorganScorpion

28 - Partition 2, Section 3 , Member 7

46:52

Read by MorganScorpion

29 - Partition 2, Section 3 , Member 8

6:21

Read by Kristine Bekere

30 - Partition 2, Section 4 , Member 1, Subsection 1

14:19

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31 - Partition 2, Section 4 , Member 1, Subsections 2 & 3

17:16

Read by MorganScorpion

32 - Partition 2, Section 4, Member 1, Subsections 4 & 5

23:19

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33 - Partition 2, Section 4, Member 2

26:01

Read by MorganScorpion

34 - Partition 2, Section 4, Member 3

3:22

Read by Anna Simon

35 - Partition 2, Section 5, Member 1, Subsections 1 to 4

20:35

Read by Sean Michael Hogan

36 - Partition 2, Section 5, Member 1, Subsection 5

19:57

Read by Sean Michael Hogan

37 - Partition 2, Section 5, Member 1, Subsection 6

9:47

Read by Sean Michael Hogan

38 - Partition 2, Section 5, Member 2

2:56

Read by Sean Michael Hogan

39 - Partition 2, Section 5, Member 3

14:52

Read by Sean Michael Hogan