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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1284

Recorded uses: DJR-095 — xen: Xenophon, Oeconomicus, Holden edition, Ischomachus and Critobulus.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 095-xen: Xenophon, Oeconomicus, Holden edition, Ischomachus and Critobulus..

BIB-0119

University of Milan, Cardano archive, De consolatione (1542), bibliographical record.

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Recorded uses: DJR-003 — Cardano: University of Milan, Cardano archive, De consolatione (1542), bibliographical record.; work/audit-058/sources.json — 003-Cardano: University of Milan, Cardano archive, De consolatione (1542), bibliographical record..

BIB-0120

Cardano, De consolatione 1, Opera omnia 1 (1663), pp. 590 and 593; later witness for Palladas and the catalogue of miseries. Cardano De consolatione 1663

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Recorded uses: DJR-042 — Cardano1663: Cardano, De consolatione 1, Opera omnia 1 (1663), pp. 590 and 593; later witness for Palladas and the catalogue of miseries.; work/audit-013/sources.json — Cardano1663: Cardano De consolatione 1663.

BIB-0121

Folger Shakespeare Library catalogue, The Philosophers’ Game; rithmomachia identification. Folger Shakespeare Library catalogue, The Philosophers’ Game

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Recorded uses: DJR-079 — games: Folger Shakespeare Library catalogue, The Philosophers’ Game; rithmomachia identification.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 079-games: Folger Shakespeare Library catalogue, The Philosophers’ Game.

BIB-0122

Folger catalogue, Isaac Wake, Rex platonicus, 1635 edition.

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Recorded uses: DJR-081 — Wake: Folger catalogue, Isaac Wake, Rex platonicus, 1635 edition.; work/audit-026/sources.json — 081-Wake: Folger catalogue, Isaac Wake, Rex platonicus, 1635 edition..

BIB-0123

Folger catalogue, Gataker’s Just Defence of recreational lots, 1623.

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Recorded uses: DJR-080 — gataker: Folger catalogue, Gataker’s Just Defence of recreational lots, 1623.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 080-gataker: Folger catalogue, Gataker’s Just Defence of recreational lots, 1623..

BIB-0124

Folger Shakespeare Library catalogue, Mundus alter et idem, record 160078: identifies Mercurius Britannicus as Joseph Hall. Bibliographical confirmation, not a full collation of Hall’s text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-015 — Hall: Folger Shakespeare Library catalogue, Mundus alter et idem, record 160078: identifies Mercurius Britannicus as Joseph Hall. Bibliographical confirmation, not a full collation of Hall’s text..

BIB-0125

Sir John Davies, A Discoverie of the True Causes (1612). Folger Shakespeare Library catalogue: title, author, and date checked; the argument itself has not been collated.

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Recorded uses: DJR-014 — Davies: Sir John Davies, A Discoverie of the True Causes (1612). Folger Shakespeare Library catalogue: title, author, and date checked; the argument itself has not been collated..

BIB-0126

Folger catalogue, Leonard Digges, A Prognostication Everlasting, 1556 edition.

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Recorded uses: DJR-081 — Digges: Folger catalogue, Leonard Digges, A Prognostication Everlasting, 1556 edition.; work/audit-026/sources.json — 081-Digges: Folger catalogue, Leonard Digges, A Prognostication Everlasting, 1556 edition..

BIB-0127

Folger Shakespeare Library, catalogue record for Thomas Wright, The Passions of the Mind in General (1604), for author and title identification.

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Recorded uses: DJR-025 — Wright: Folger Shakespeare Library, catalogue record for Thomas Wright, The Passions of the Mind in General (1604), for author and title identification..

BIB-0128

Folger catalogue, Ouranomachia, the Astrologers’ Game.

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Recorded uses: DJR-080 — ouranomachia: Folger catalogue, Ouranomachia, the Astrologers’ Game.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 080-ouranomachia: Folger catalogue, Ouranomachia, the Astrologers’ Game..

BIB-0129

Folger catalogue, Metromachia, the geometrical game.

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Recorded uses: DJR-080 — metromachia: Folger catalogue, Metromachia, the geometrical game.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 080-metromachia: Folger catalogue, Metromachia, the geometrical game..

BIB-0130

Folger catalogue, Joseph Hall under the name Mercurius Britannicus.

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Recorded uses: DJR-037 — Hall: Folger catalogue, Joseph Hall under the name Mercurius Britannicus.; work/audit-011/sources.json — Hall: Folger catalogue, Joseph Hall under the name Mercurius Britannicus..

BIB-0131

Folger catalogue: Donne, Ignatius His Conclave, 1626 English edition. Folger catalogue

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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.