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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-078 — galen: National Diet Library bibliographical record for Galen, Hygiene and On Exercise with a Small Ball, edited and translated by Ian Johnston.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 078-galen: National Diet Library bibliographical record for Galen, Hygiene and On Exercise with a Small Ball, edited and translated by Ian Johnston..

BIB-0532

Horace, Satires I.2.24: Latin verse on fleeing one fault for its opposite.

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Recorded uses: DJR-075 — horace: Horace, Satires I.2.24: Latin verse on fleeing one fault for its opposite..

BIB-0533

Juvenal, Satire XV: Latin text, including line 70. Juvenal, Satire XV

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Recorded uses: DJR-074 — juvenal: Juvenal, Satire XV: Latin text, including line 70.; work/audit-023/sources.json — juvenal: Juvenal, Satire XV.

BIB-0534

Publilius Syrus, Sententiae A22: love and wisdom. Publilius Syrus, Sententiae A22

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Recorded uses: DJR-129 — Syrus: Publilius Syrus, Sententiae A22: love and wisdom.; work/audit-042/sources.json — 129-Syrus: Publilius Syrus, Sententiae A22.

BIB-0535

Pseudo-Seneca, De remediis fortuitorum 15.2 and 16.1–2: Manipulus project transcription of Haase (1895), mirrored at Nusquam. Pseudo-Seneca, De remediis fortuitorum 15.2 and 16.1–2

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Recorded uses: DJR-095 — remediis-text: Pseudo-Seneca, De remediis fortuitorum 15.2 and 16.1–2: Manipulus project transcription of Haase (1895), mirrored at Nusquam.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 095-remediis-text: Pseudo-Seneca, De remediis fortuitorum 15.2 and 16.1–2.

BIB-0536

NOAA Ocean Service, explanation of Saint Elmo’s fire as an electrical discharge.

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Recorded uses: DJR-029 — NOAA: NOAA Ocean Service, explanation of Saint Elmo’s fire as an electrical discharge.; work/audit-008/sources.json — NOAA: NOAA Ocean Service, explanation of Saint Elmo’s fire as an electrical discharge..

BIB-0537

New York Public Library catalogue: Pellham’s publication date, 1631. New York Public Library catalogue

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Recorded uses: DJR-093 — PellhamCat: New York Public Library catalogue: Pellham’s publication date, 1631.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 093-PellhamCat: New York Public Library catalogue.

BIB-0538

José de Acosta, Natural and Moral History, book 5, English translation excerpts.

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Recorded uses: DJR-158 — acosta: José de Acosta, Natural and Moral History, book 5, English translation excerpts.; work/audit-051/sources.json — 158-acosta: José de Acosta, Natural and Moral History, book 5, English translation excerpts..

BIB-0539

Machiavelli, Florentine Histories 3.13, the insurgent’s speech; Detmold translation. Machiavelli, Florentine Histories 3.13, insurgent speech. Machiavelli, Florentine Histories 3.13, the insurgent’s speech

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Recorded uses: DJR-088 — MachiavelliHistory: Machiavelli, Florentine Histories 3.13, the insurgent’s speech; Detmold translation.; DJR-089 — Machiavelli: Machiavelli, Florentine Histories 3.13, insurgent speech.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 088-MachiavelliHistory: Machiavelli, Florentine Histories 3.13, the insurgent’s speech; work/audit-028/sources.json — 089-Machiavelli: Machiavelli, Florentine Histories 3.13, insurgent speech..

BIB-0540

Hugo Grotius, The Free Sea (1609), in the Liberty Fund Freedom of the Seas collection. Title and maritime context checked.

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Recorded uses: DJR-014 — Grotius: Hugo Grotius, The Free Sea (1609), in the Liberty Fund Freedom of the Seas collection. Title and maritime context checked..

BIB-0541

Antonio Zara, Anatomia ingeniorum et scientiarum (1615), bibliographical record and digitized-copy link, University of Pennsylvania Online Books Page.

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Recorded uses: DJR-003 — Zara: Antonio Zara, Anatomia ingeniorum et scientiarum (1615), bibliographical record and digitized-copy link, University of Pennsylvania Online Books Page.; work/audit-058/sources.json — 003-Zara: Antonio Zara, Anatomia ingeniorum et scientiarum (1615), bibliographical record and digitized-copy link, University of Pennsylvania Online Books Page..

BIB-0542

University of Pennsylvania Online Books record for Darrel’s Survey (1602), linking to the primary text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-022 — darrel: University of Pennsylvania Online Books record for Darrel’s Survey (1602), linking to the primary text..

BIB-0543

University of Pennsylvania, Online Books Page: Jean Baptiste Besard, Antrum philosophicum, David Franck 1617; bibliographical evidence, not passage collation. University of Pennsylvania, Online Books Page: Jean Baptiste Besard, Antrum philosophicum, David Franck 1617; probable Bessardus identification. University of Pennsylvania, Online Books Page

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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.