The Anatomy of Melancholy Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 9, Cure of Melancholy Summary

Chapter 9, Cure of Melancholy Summary and Analysis

There is a separating leaf that has The Second Partition written onto it. After this there is a 3 page schemata titled "Synopsis." The diagram sets out the cures of melancholy. There is more than one way to cure it, and the proper cure depends upon what the real cause or causes are. After this, the real text begins again. He writes to readers that he will move from the general to the specific just as he did when he set out the causes of this disorder. The first section is headed up with Unlawful Cures Rejected. He simply acknowledges there are legal and illegal ways to treat various forms of the disorder and explains why he recommends that others follow legal procedures in order to do so. The second "member" as he sometimes calls it, begins with a heading devoted to...
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