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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-097 — boethiuslatin: Boethius, Consolation 1.4.33, Latin comparison.; work/audit-031/sources.json — 097-boethiuslatin: Boethius, Consolation 1.4.33, Latin comparison..

BIB-0351

Boethius, Consolation 2, prose 4.13–15, dissatisfaction with one’s condition.

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Recorded uses: DJR-042 — boethius2: Boethius, Consolation 2, prose 4.13–15, dissatisfaction with one’s condition.; work/audit-013/sources.json — boethius2: Boethius, Consolation 2, prose 4.13–15, dissatisfaction with one’s condition..

BIB-0352

Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 3, prose 8; appearance and weak sight. Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 3, prose 8

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Recorded uses: DJR-137 — Boethius: Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 3, prose 8; appearance and weak sight.; work/audit-044/sources.json — 137-Boethius: Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 3, prose 8.

BIB-0353

Donatus De tropis on tmesis

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Recorded uses: work/audit-004/sources.json — donatus: Donatus De tropis on tmesis.

BIB-0354

Petronian poem Foeda est in coitu; Latin text in William Stevens’s University of Richmond reading selection. Petronian poem Foeda est in coitu

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Recorded uses: DJR-123 — PetroniusKisses: Petronian poem Foeda est in coitu; Latin text in William Stevens’s University of Richmond reading selection.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 123-PetroniusKisses: Petronian poem Foeda est in coitu.

BIB-0355

Macrobius, Saturnalia 2.5.9: Julia’s full-ship joke, Latin text. Macrobius, Saturnalia 2.5.9

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Recorded uses: DJR-146 — Macrobius: Macrobius, Saturnalia 2.5.9: Julia’s full-ship joke, Latin text.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 146-Macrobius: Macrobius, Saturnalia 2.5.9.

BIB-0356

Pliny, Natural History 28.12: Latin text and apparatus compared for Tuccia and variant dates, 519 and 609; Burton’s 800 remains unexplained. Pliny, Natural History 28.12

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Recorded uses: DJR-147 — Pliny28: Pliny, Natural History 28.12: Latin text and apparatus compared for Tuccia and variant dates, 519 and 609; Burton’s 800 remains unexplained.; work/audit-048/sources.json — 147-Pliny28: Pliny, Natural History 28.12.

BIB-0357

Boethius, Consolation 3, metre 12: love and law. Boethius, Consolation 3, metre 12

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Recorded uses: DJR-129 — Boethius: Boethius, Consolation 3, metre 12: love and law.; work/audit-042/sources.json — 129-Boethius: Boethius, Consolation 3, metre 12.

BIB-0358

Folger Shakespeare Library, John Ward’s Latin: manuscript transcription guidance. Prescription signs, measures and abbreviations. Folger Shakespeare Library, John Ward’s Latin: historical pharmaceutical vocabulary and manuscript examples. Folger Shakespeare Library, John Ward’s Latin: historical pharmaceutical abbreviations and weight signs. Folger Shakespeare Library, John Ward’s Latin

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Recorded uses: DJR-103 — FolgerUnits: Folger Shakespeare Library, John Ward’s Latin: manuscript transcription guidance. Prescription signs, measures and abbreviations.; DJR-105 — Ward: Folger Shakespeare Library, John Ward’s Latin: historical pharmaceutical vocabulary and manuscript examples.; DJR-106 — terms: Folger Shakespeare Library, John Ward’s Latin: historical pharmaceutical abbreviations and weight signs.; work/audit-033/sources.json — 103-FolgerUnits: Folger Shakespeare Library, John Ward’s Latin; work/audit-034/sources.json — 105-Ward: Folger Shakespeare Library, John Ward’s Latin; work/audit-034/sources.json — 106-terms: Folger Shakespeare Library, John Ward’s Latin.

BIB-0359

Léry, Voyage to Brazil, chapter 8; French passage compared with Burton’s rendering. Léry, Voyage to Brazil, chapter 8

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Recorded uses: DJR-120 — Lery: Léry, Voyage to Brazil, chapter 8; French passage compared with Burton’s rendering.; work/audit-039/sources.json — 120-Lery: Léry, Voyage to Brazil, chapter 8.

BIB-0360

Pseudo-Cicero, Letter to Octavian, Le Clerc translation (1821), introduction and note 5; golden-child phrase and rejected authorship. Full Latin collation remains pending. Letter to Octavian

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Recorded uses: DJR-052 — PseudoCicero: Pseudo-Cicero, Letter to Octavian, Le Clerc translation (1821), introduction and note 5; golden-child phrase and rejected authorship. Full Latin collation remains pending.; work/audit-016/sources.json — PseudoCicero: Letter to Octavian.

BIB-0361

Hippocratic Letter 17 in Littré’s translation

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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.