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Bibliography and Comparison Resources
The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources
p. 1314Recorded uses: DJR-164 — LapideLev18: Cornelius a Lapide, Commentary on Leviticus 18:21, Latin transcription: the cheerful/sad saying transmitted under Augustine’s name; attribution unproved.; work/audit-053/sources.json — 164-LapideLev18: Cornelius a Lapide, Commentary on Leviticus 18.
BIB-0442
Hyginus, Fabulae 273; Danaus’s games. Hyginus, Fabulae 273
Recorded uses: DJR-132 — Hyginus: Hyginus, Fabulae 273; Danaus’s games.; work/audit-043/sources.json — 132-Hyginus: Hyginus, Fabulae 273.
BIB-0443
Hyginus, Fabulae 59.2; Latin text, Phyllis and the nine visits to the shore. Hyginus, Fabulae 59.2
Recorded uses: DJR-127 — Hyginus59: Hyginus, Fabulae 59.2; Latin text, Phyllis and the nine visits to the shore.; work/audit-041/sources.json — 127-Hyginus59: Hyginus, Fabulae 59.2.
BIB-0444
Livy 39.6: imported luxury and musicians at feasts. Livy 39.6
Recorded uses: DJR-085 — livy: Livy 39.6: imported luxury and musicians at feasts.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 085-livy: Livy 39.6.
BIB-0445
Scribonius Largus, Compositions, preface 1: Herophilus and medicines as the hands of the gods. Latin comparison. Scribonius Largus, Compositions, preface 1
Recorded uses: DJR-069 — Scribonius: Scribonius Largus, Compositions, preface 1: Herophilus and medicines as the hands of the gods. Latin comparison.; work/audit-022/sources.json — Scribonius: Scribonius Largus, Compositions, preface 1.
BIB-0446
Seneca, Moral Letters 105.7–8: disturbed conscience and fear of discovery. Seneca, Moral Letters 105.7–8
Recorded uses: DJR-165 — seneca: Seneca, Moral Letters 105.7–8: disturbed conscience and fear of discovery.; work/audit-054/sources.json — 165-seneca: Seneca, Moral Letters 105.7–8.
BIB-0447
Seneca, Letters 115.1–2: verbal polish and inward substance. Latin text.
Recorded uses: DJR-005 — seneca115: Seneca, Letters 115.1–2: verbal polish and inward substance. Latin text..
BIB-0448
Seneca, Letter 115: polished speech. Latin text consulted as a parallel to the printed Epist. 21 reference.
Recorded uses: DJR-018 — Seneca115: Seneca, Letter 115: polished speech. Latin text consulted as a parallel to the printed Epist. 21 reference..
BIB-0449
Seneca, Letter 88.37: antiquarian questions about Homer, Aeneas, and Sappho. Latin text.
Recorded uses: DJR-018 — Seneca88: Seneca, Letter 88.37: antiquarian questions about Homer, Aeneas, and Sappho. Latin text..
BIB-0450
Valerius Maximus 8.8, foreign example 1: Socrates playing with his sons. Valerius Maximus 8.8, foreign example 1
Recorded uses: DJR-085 — valerius: Valerius Maximus 8.8, foreign example 1: Socrates playing with his sons.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 085-valerius: Valerius Maximus 8.8, foreign example 1.
BIB-0451
Anechomenos, Anthologia Latina 712 Riese, lines 1 and 5; PHI Latin transcription under Apuleius’s name. Anechomenos, Anthologia Latina 712 Riese, lines 1 and 5
Recorded uses: DJR-141 — Apuleius712: Anechomenos, Anthologia Latina 712 Riese, lines 1 and 5; PHI Latin transcription under Apuleius’s name.; work/audit-046/sources.json — 141-Apuleius712: Anechomenos, Anthologia Latina 712 Riese, lines 1 and 5.
BIB-0452
Festus, De Verborum Significatione, entry Sabini, Latin text at PHI; fragmentary wording and editorial supplements distinguished. Festus entry Sabini
Recorded uses: DJR-064 — FestusSabini: Festus, De Verborum Significatione, entry Sabini, Latin text at PHI; fragmentary wording and editorial supplements distinguished.; work/audit-020/sources.json — FestusSabini: Festus entry Sabini.
BIB-0453
Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 19.10.12, Latin chorus of Ennius. Gellius, Attic Nights 19.10
Recorded uses: DJR-037 — Gellius: Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 19.10.12, Latin chorus of Ennius.; work/audit-011/sources.json — Gellius: Gellius, Attic Nights 19.10.
BIB-0454
Martial, Epigrams 5.13.10: literary distinction and wealth.
Recorded uses: DJR-047 — Martial: Martial, Epigrams 5.13.10: literary distinction and wealth.; work/audit-014/sources.json — Martial: Martial, Epigrams 5.13.10: literary distinction and wealth..
BIB-0455
Martial, Epigrams 9.59.
Recorded uses: DJR-127 — martial: Martial, Epigrams 9.59.; work/audit-041/sources.json — 127-martial: Martial, Epigrams 9.59..
BIB-0456
Tacitus, Histories V.6: Latin image of Lebanon faithful to snow. Tacitus, Histories V.6
Socrates
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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.
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