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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-072 — Caspian: NASA Earth from Space, Aral Sea image record STS51F-36-59; river drainage compared with Burton’s Caspian conjecture.; work/audit-023/sources.json — Caspian: NASA Earth from Space, Aral Sea image record STS51F-36-59.

BIB-0340

Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah, preface to book 12: Milesian tales, Cicero and the Timaeus, and the schoolboys’ pig testament; Epistolae transcription and translation. Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah, preface to book 12

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Recorded uses: DJR-108 — Jerome: Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah, preface to book 12: Milesian tales, Cicero and the Timaeus, and the schoolboys’ pig testament; Epistolae transcription and translation.; work/audit-035/sources.json — 108-Jerome: Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah, preface to book 12.

BIB-0341

Thomas More, Epigrammata 267, on Brixius’s Chordigera and Antimorus silva. Latin text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-018 — More: Thomas More, Epigrammata 267, on Brixius’s Chordigera and Antimorus silva. Latin text..

BIB-0342

Aristaenetus, Love Letters 2.7 and 2.12, Greek text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-141 — aristaenetus: Aristaenetus, Love Letters 2.7 and 2.12, Greek text.; work/audit-046/sources.json — 141-aristaenetus: Aristaenetus, Love Letters 2.7 and 2.12, Greek text..

BIB-0343

Ancient scholia on Aristophanes, Frogs 92: epiphyllides as small grape clusters. Greek text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-018 — Frogs: Ancient scholia on Aristophanes, Frogs 92: epiphyllides as small grape clusters. Greek text..

BIB-0344

Lucian, The Lover of Lies 33–36, especially 35: the animated household implement. Greek text. Lucian, Philopseudes 39, Greek text; Tychiades seems to see monsters, spirits and Hecates. Lucian, Philopseudes 39, Greek text: Tychiades seems to see apparitions, demons and Hecates; Burton’s Latin changes seeing to dreaming and first person to third-person plural. Lucian Philopseudes 39 Lucian, Philopseudes 39, Greek text

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Recorded uses: DJR-005 — lucian: Lucian, The Lover of Lies 33–36, especially 35: the animated household implement. Greek text.; DJR-051 — LucianHecates: Lucian, Philopseudes 39, Greek text; Tychiades seems to see monsters, spirits and Hecates.; DJR-058 — LucianGreek: Lucian, Philopseudes 39, Greek text: Tychiades seems to see apparitions, demons and Hecates; Burton’s Latin changes seeing to dreaming and first person to third-person plural.; work/audit-016/sources.json — LucianHecates: Lucian Philopseudes 39; work/audit-018/sources.json — LucianGreek: Lucian, Philopseudes 39, Greek text.

BIB-0345

Lucian, Symposium 21–24: Greek text identifies Hetoimocles and the letter protesting his exclusion. Lucian, Symposium 21–24

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Recorded uses: DJR-056 — LucianSymposium: Lucian, Symposium 21–24: Greek text identifies Hetoimocles and the letter protesting his exclusion.; work/audit-017/sources.json — LucianSymposium: Lucian, Symposium 21–24.

BIB-0346

Scholia on Euripides, Orestes, entries for lines 255–259; dramatic context compared, not Burton’s exact Latin intermediary. Scholia on Euripides, Orestes, entries for lines 255–259

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Recorded uses: DJR-064 — Orestes: Scholia on Euripides, Orestes, entries for lines 255–259; dramatic context compared, not Burton’s exact Latin intermediary.; work/audit-020/sources.json — Orestes: Scholia on Euripides, Orestes, entries for lines 255–259.

BIB-0347

Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier, book 4; love and reason. Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier, book 4

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Recorded uses: DJR-134 — Castiglione: Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier, book 4; love and reason.; work/audit-043/sources.json — 134-Castiglione: Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier, book 4.

BIB-0348

Montaigne, Essays, book 1, chapter 3, Florio translation: the story of Žižka’s drum.

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Recorded uses: DJR-006 — Montaigne: Montaigne, Essays, book 1, chapter 3, Florio translation: the story of Žižka’s drum..

BIB-0349

Boethius, Consolation 1, metre 1.21–22, the instability of good fortune.

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Recorded uses: DJR-042 — boethius1: Boethius, Consolation 1, metre 1.21–22, the instability of good fortune.; work/audit-013/sources.json — boethius1: Boethius, Consolation 1, metre 1.21–22, the instability of good fortune..

BIB-0350

Boethius, Consolation 1.4.33, Latin comparison.

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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.