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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

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Recorded uses: DJR-017 — aristotle: Aristotle, Politics, book 7, chapter 16. Comparison for the marriage ages in note y.; DJR-053 — Aristotle: Aristotle, Politics 7.16, population and rearing of children.; work/audit-004/sources.json — aristotle: Aristotle Politics 7 chapter 16; work/audit-016/sources.json — Aristotle: Aristotle, Politics 7.16, population and rearing of children..

BIB-0191

Aristotle, On the Soul 2.7–8 and 2.12, J. A. Smith translation, for light, hearing and excessive sensible objects.

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Recorded uses: DJR-025 — Aristotle: Aristotle, On the Soul 2.7–8 and 2.12, J. A. Smith translation, for light, hearing and excessive sensible objects..

BIB-0192

Aristotle, Topics 1.11. Pickard-Cambridge translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-012 — topics: Aristotle, Topics 1.11. Pickard-Cambridge translation..

BIB-0193

Epictetus, Enchiridion 44. Epictetus, Handbook, concluding maxims (52 in the consulted Carter version): the Cleanthes prayer to Jove and Destiny. Epictetus, Enchiridion: dinner party, two handles and concluding Euripides quotation; Carter English transcription. Epictetus, Enchiridion 3, 10 and 14. Epictetus, Enchiridion 40, trans. Elizabeth Carter; girls, male approval and adornment. Epictetus, Handbook, concluding maxims (52 in the consulted Carter version) Epictetus, Enchiridion Epictetus, Enchiridion 40, trans. Elizabeth Carter

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Recorded uses: DJR-090 — Epictetus: Epictetus, Enchiridion 44.; DJR-091 — Epictetus: Epictetus, Handbook, concluding maxims (52 in the consulted Carter version): the Cleanthes prayer to Jove and Destiny.; DJR-093 — Epictetus: Epictetus, Enchiridion: dinner party, two handles and concluding Euripides quotation; Carter English transcription.; DJR-095 — epict: Epictetus, Enchiridion 3, 10 and 14.; DJR-115 — Epictetus40: Epictetus, Enchiridion 40, trans. Elizabeth Carter; girls, male approval and adornment.; work/audit-029/sources.json — 090-Epictetus: Epictetus, Enchiridion 44.; work/audit-029/sources.json — 091-Epictetus: Epictetus, Handbook, concluding maxims (52 in the consulted Carter version); work/audit-030/sources.json — 093-Epictetus: Epictetus, Enchiridion; work/audit-030/sources.json — 095-epict: Epictetus, Enchiridion 3, 10 and 14.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 115-Epictetus40: Epictetus, Enchiridion 40, trans. Elizabeth Carter.

BIB-0194

Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus.

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Recorded uses: DJR-094 — epicurus: Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 094-epicurus: Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus..

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Euripides, Alcestis, the substitution for Admetus.

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Recorded uses: DJR-142 — Alcestis: Euripides, Alcestis, the substitution for Admetus.; work/audit-046/sources.json — 142-Alcestis: Euripides, Alcestis, the substitution for Admetus..

BIB-0196

Euripides, Phoenician Women; Jocasta and Polynices on exile, Coleridge translation. Euripides, Phoenician Women

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Recorded uses: DJR-089 — euripides-exile: Euripides, Phoenician Women; Jocasta and Polynices on exile, Coleridge translation.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 089-euripides-exile: Euripides, Phoenician Women.

BIB-0197

Hippocrates, Airs, Waters, Places 22; Scythians and the veins behind the ears. Hippocrates, Airs, Waters, Places 22

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Recorded uses: DJR-134 — Hippocrates: Hippocrates, Airs, Waters, Places 22; Scythians and the veins behind the ears.; work/audit-043/sources.json — 134-Hippocrates: Hippocrates, Airs, Waters, Places 22.

BIB-0198

Hippocrates, Airs, Waters, Places 7, Adams translation: springs and constitutions. Contextual comparison. Hippocrates, Airs, Waters, Places 7, Adams translation

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Recorded uses: DJR-070 — HippWater7: Hippocrates, Airs, Waters, Places 7, Adams translation: springs and constitutions. Contextual comparison.; work/audit-022/sources.json — HippWater7: Hippocrates, Airs, Waters, Places 7, Adams translation.

BIB-0199

Hippocrates, Airs, Waters, Places 8, Adams translation: rainwater and its preparation. Contextual comparison. Hippocrates, Airs, Waters, Places 8, Adams translation

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Recorded uses: DJR-070 — HippWater8: Hippocrates, Airs, Waters, Places 8, Adams translation: rainwater and its preparation. Contextual comparison.; work/audit-022/sources.json — HippWater8: Hippocrates, Airs, Waters, Places 8, Adams translation.

BIB-0200

Hippocrates, Aphorisms 1.5: restricted diet. Hippocrates, Aphorisms 1.1; Francis Adams translation. Hippocrates, Aphorisms 1.22, concocted and crude humours. Hippocrates, Aphorisms 1.1

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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.