The Anatomy of Melancholy

Name: The Anatomy of Melancholy
Author: Robert Burton

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition, 1651; McGill PDF 402–406, printed 294, 295, 292 [296], 297, 298. Base text: Robert Burton, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, PDF 406–411, printed 298–303. Base text: McGill 1651 sixth-edition scan, PDF 411–416, printed 303–308. Base witness: McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 416–421, sequence 316–321, printed 308–313. McGill Library, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition, 1651, PDF 421–425, printed pages 313–317. McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 425–429, printed 317–321. McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 429–434, printed 321–326. McGill Library, 1651 sixth edition, PDF 434–439, printed 326–331; body and all in-scope marginalia read directly. Base text: Burton, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, PDF 439–444, printed pages 331–336. Base text: Burton, sixth edition, 1651, McGill copy, PDF 444–448, sequence 344–348; printed 336–339, then 327 [misprint for 340]. McGill sixth edition 1651, PDF 448–453. Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill copy, PDF 453–457. Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill copy, PDF 458–462. Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill scan, PDF462–466. McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 466–471, printed 358–363. McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 471–475, printed 363–367. McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 475–480, printed 367–372. McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 480–485, printed 372–377. McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 485–490, printed 377–382. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy; PDF 490–495, printed 382–387. Base text and all marginalia. Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, PDF 496–500, printed 388–392. Base text and all in-scope marginalia. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition, 1651; McGill copy, PDF 500–504, printed 392–396. The scans control the transcription. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy: PDF 504–510, printed 396–402. Authoritative text and marginalia. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill scan, PDF 511–517. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill scan, PDF 517–522. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill scan, PDF 522–527. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill scan, PDF 527–532. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy; PDF 532–537, printed 424–429. McGill 1651 sixth edition: PDF 537–541, sequence 437–441, printed 429–433. Body and all in-scope marginalia read from the scans. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition, 1651. McGill copy: PDF 541–546, printed 433–438; text and all in-scope marginalia read directly from the scans. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, 1651 sixth edition, McGill copy, printed 438–442, PDF 546–550. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition, 1651. McGill copy, PDF 550–555, printed 442–447; page 446 misprinted 246. Body and all in-scope margins read from scans. Authoritative base: Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill scan, PDF 555–559, printed 447–451. Authoritative base: Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill scan, PDF 560–564, printed 452–456. Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill scan, PDF 564–569, printed 456–461. Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill scan, PDF 569–575, printed 461–467. Base text: McGill’s 1651 sixth edition, PDF 575–581, printed 467–473. Base text: McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 581–586; printed 473–478.

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.

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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.