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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Tale of a prebend 351

Tarantula’s, stingings effects 171

Tast what 21

Temperament a cause of love mel. 456

Tempestuous ayr, dark and fuliginous, how cause of mel. 84

Terrestrial Divels 47

Terrors and affrights cause mel. 146

Theologasters censured 257

The best cure of love melanc. is to let them have their desire 573

Three degrees of mel. symptomes 186

Tobacco censured 378

Torments of love 510

Transmigration of souls 26

Travelling commended, good against melancholy 261. for love-melancholy especially 552

Tutors cause mel. 144

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A story about a prebend. 351

The effects of tarantula bites. 171

What taste is. 21

Bodily temperament as a cause of love melancholy. 456

How stormy, dark and smoky air causes melancholy. 84

Terrestrial devils. 47

Terrors and frights as causes of melancholy. 146

Pretenders to theology criticized. 257

The best cure for love melancholy is to let lovers have what they desire. 573

Three degrees of melancholic symptoms. 186

Tobacco criticized. 378

The torments of love. 510

The transmigration of souls. 26

Travel commended as a remedy for melancholy, 261; especially for love melancholy, 552.

Tutors as a cause of melancholy. 144

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About This Reading Edition

Robert Burton’s Anatomy ranges across medicine, philosophy, poetry, religion, and everyday life in its inquiry into melancholy. This complete parallel edition pairs the 1651 English text with a close modern English rendering, preserving the three Partitions, Democritus Junior’s address to the reader, verse, and the historical index.

Historical Text and Translation

The historical text follows the sixth edition, printed at Oxford for Henry Cripps in 1651, using the McGill University Library copy. The supplied edition documents missing printed pages 98–99 supplied from another 1651 copy at the Bavarian State Library. Historical folio labels and their irregularities remain visible; web reader numbers identify reflowed passages and do not claim to reproduce PDF pagination.

About Diotimos Editions

Diotimos Editions prepared the close modern English rendering and editorial matter. All 8,755 original and modern passage pairs remain aligned, with verse breaks, italics, continuations, and linked annotations preserved. Burton’s 6,781 historical notes retain their attribution; 6,895 editorial notes remain distinct. The introduction, Note on the Text, contextual lexicon, indexes, source documentation, and bibliography are included. The engraved frontispiece remains available in the original downloads.

Rights

Burton’s historical text is in the public domain. The modern English rendering, introduction, notes, and editorial matter are © 2026 Diotimos Editions and appear with the site owner’s permission. The complete supplied PDF, EPUB, Word, and Markdown files remain available unchanged. The PDF and Word edition preserve the original parallel page layout.