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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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English Introduction · Branch 1299 of 1495

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The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1299

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Recorded uses: DJR-013 — Dallington: University of Zurich, Camposanto project, Dallington record: bibliographical check for the Survey of Tuscany (1605; describing 1596)..

BIB-0266

Ovid, Remedies for Love 127–130.

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Recorded uses: DJR-094 — remedia: Ovid, Remedies for Love 127–130.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 094-remedia: Ovid, Remedies for Love 127–130..

BIB-0267

Pierre de Besse, Democritus christianus, id est, Contemptus vanitatum mundi (Cologne, 1616), Zentralbibliothek Zürich, RRl 150, e-rara catalogue.

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Recorded uses: DJR-001 — Besse: Pierre de Besse, Democritus christianus, id est, Contemptus vanitatum mundi (Cologne, 1616), Zentralbibliothek Zürich, RRl 150, e-rara catalogue.; work/audit-057/sources.json — 001-Besse: Pierre de Besse, Democritus christianus, id est, Contemptus vanitatum mundi (Cologne, 1616), Zentralbibliothek Zürich, RRl 150, e-rara catalogue..

BIB-0268

University Library Basel, De amplitudine beati regni Dei (1554), FO VI 2 8, VD16 C 6415: catalogue specifies two books; Burton’s book 3 locator remains unresolved. University Library Basel, De amplitudine beati regni Dei (1554), FO VI 2 8, VD16 C 6415

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Recorded uses: DJR-168 — CurioneCatalogue: University Library Basel, De amplitudine beati regni Dei (1554), FO VI 2 8, VD16 C 6415: catalogue specifies two books; Burton’s book 3 locator remains unresolved.; work/audit-055/sources.json — 168-CurioneCatalogue: University Library Basel, De amplitudine beati regni Dei (1554), FO VI 2 8, VD16 C 6415.

BIB-0269

Juan Luis Vives, Fable of Man §§32–34; Latin text in Luis F. Hernández, Vivesiana 3 (2018), pp. 21–22. Bodily harmony and usefulness; the passage has no clock image. Vives Fable of Man 32–34

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Recorded uses: DJR-027 — Vives: Juan Luis Vives, Fable of Man §§32–34; Latin text in Luis F. Hernández, Vivesiana 3 (2018), pp. 21–22. Bodily harmony and usefulness; the passage has no clock image.; work/audit-008/sources.json — Vives: Vives Fable of Man 32–34.

BIB-0270

Gregory of Nazianzus, Letters 193; Bradley K. Storin translation, 2019, page 151, to Vitalianus. Gregory of Nazianzus, Letters 193

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Recorded uses: DJR-124 — Gregory193: Gregory of Nazianzus, Letters 193; Bradley K. Storin translation, 2019, page 151, to Vitalianus.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 124-Gregory193: Gregory of Nazianzus, Letters 193.

BIB-0271

Velleius Paterculus 2.106–107, Shipley translation; Tiberius and the visitor at the Elbe. Velleius Paterculus 2.106–107, Shipley translation

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Recorded uses: DJR-079 — velleius: Velleius Paterculus 2.106–107, Shipley translation; Tiberius and the visitor at the Elbe.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 079-velleius: Velleius Paterculus 2.106–107, Shipley translation.

BIB-0272

Jerome, Letter 22.30, the judgment dream and Cicero.

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Recorded uses: DJR-156 — jerome: Jerome, Letter 22.30, the judgment dream and Cicero.; work/audit-051/sources.json — 156-jerome: Jerome, Letter 22.30, the judgment dream and Cicero..

BIB-0273

Josephus, Antiquities 18.3.4; Mundus and Paulina. Josephus, Antiquities 18.3.4

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Recorded uses: DJR-132 — Josephus: Josephus, Antiquities 18.3.4; Mundus and Paulina.; work/audit-043/sources.json — 132-Josephus: Josephus, Antiquities 18.3.4.

BIB-0274

King James Bible, 2 Esdras 10: the mourning woman and Zion. King James Bible, 2 Esdras 10

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Recorded uses: DJR-054 — esdras: King James Bible, 2 Esdras 10: the mourning woman and Zion.; work/audit-017/sources.json — esdras: King James Bible, 2 Esdras 10.

BIB-0275

M. L. West, Greek Epic Fragments (2003), pp. 204–205, Panyassis fragment 19.4, preserved in Stobaeus 3.18.21; Greek and source heading collated. Panyassis fragment 19.4, West pp. 204–205

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Recorded uses: DJR-035 — Panyassis: M. L. West, Greek Epic Fragments (2003), pp. 204–205, Panyassis fragment 19.4, preserved in Stobaeus 3.18.21; Greek and source heading collated.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Panyassis: Panyassis fragment 19.4, West pp. 204–205.

BIB-0276

Rhazes, Continens (1529), Qatar National Library catalogue; candidate edition only

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Recorded uses: work/audit-058/sources.json — Rhazes1529: Rhazes, Continens (1529), Qatar National Library catalogue; candidate edition only.

BIB-0277

Philostratus, Letters 37; Greek transcription, Venus’s noisy sandal and the praise of bare feet. Philostratus, Letters 37

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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.