Volume one of a two volume set. Partial Contents: Definition of Melancholy; Causes of Melancholy; Bad Diet; Passions and Perturbations of the Mind; Symptoms or Signs of Melancholy in the body; Prognosticks of Melancholy; Unlawful Cures Rejected; Lawful Cures; Diet Rectified; Deformity of Body, Sickness, Baseness of Birth; Against Poverty and Want and other Adversities; Against: Servitude, Loss of Liberty, Imprisonment, Sorrow for death of Friends, Vain Fear, Envy, Emulation, Hatred, Ambition, Self-love, and all other Affections; Against: Repulse, Abuses, Injuries, Disgraces, Slanders; Cure of Melancholy all over the Body; Love-Melancholy; Symptoms or Signs of Love-Melancholy; Symptoms of Jealously, fear, sorrow, suspicion; Cure of Jealously; Religious Melancholy. An outstanding analysis of what melancholy is, its kinds, causes, symptoms, prognosticks, and several cures for it; Philosophically, Medicinally, and Historically.
The Anatomy of Melancholy Series
This vast and erudite work delves into the depths of the human mind, exploring the causes and manifestations of melancholy across centuries. The author draws upon classical, biblical, and Renaissance sources to create a comprehensive encyclopedia of human affliction. It is a work for those seeking a profound understanding of psychology, history, and philosophy, offering a rich, albeit sometimes somber, look into the darker aspects of human existence. The series is a fascinating journey into the psychological and cultural history of sadness.
