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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Recorded uses: DJR-106 — athenaeus: Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 2.45b–c, citing Polybius: Nile water sent to Berenice after her marriage to Antiochus.; work/audit-034/sources.json — 106-athenaeus: Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 2.45b–c, citing Polybius.

BIB-0563

Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 2.36d–f. Gulick translation, 1927. Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 2.37b–e, quoting Timaeus. Gulick translation compared for the Agrigentum trireme anecdote; Burton’s Caelius intermediary remains uncollated. Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 2.37b–e, quoting Timaeus. Gulick translation compared for the Agrigentum trireme anecdote

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Recorded uses: DJR-012 — athenaeus: Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 2.36d–f. Gulick translation, 1927.; DJR-056 — Athenaeus: Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 2.37b–e, quoting Timaeus. Gulick translation compared for the Agrigentum trireme anecdote; Burton’s Caelius intermediary remains uncollated.; work/audit-017/sources.json — Athenaeus: Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 2.37b–e, quoting Timaeus. Gulick translation compared for the Agrigentum trireme anecdote.

BIB-0564

Cassius Dio, Roman History 44.7.2–3; Cary’s English translation, extravagant honours suggested for Caesar. Cassius Dio, Roman History 44.7.2–3

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Recorded uses: DJR-146 — Dio44: Cassius Dio, Roman History 44.7.2–3; Cary’s English translation, extravagant honours suggested for Caesar.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 146-Dio44: Cassius Dio, Roman History 44.7.2–3.

BIB-0565

Cassius Dio 56, Augustus’s marriage speeches; contrast Burton’s Hadrian attribution. Cassius Dio 56, Augustus’s marriage speeches

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Recorded uses: DJR-142 — Dio: Cassius Dio 56, Augustus’s marriage speeches; contrast Burton’s Hadrian attribution.; work/audit-046/sources.json — 142-Dio: Cassius Dio 56, Augustus’s marriage speeches.

BIB-0566

Cassius Dio, Roman History 57.15.4: English translation compared for Libo and the covered litter used by senators’ wives. Cassius Dio, Roman History 57.15.4

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Recorded uses: DJR-147 — Dio57: Cassius Dio, Roman History 57.15.4: English translation compared for Libo and the covered litter used by senators’ wives.; work/audit-048/sources.json — 147-Dio57: Cassius Dio, Roman History 57.15.4.

BIB-0567

Cassius Dio, Roman History 58.2.3a, Xiphilinus excerpt in the consulted Loeb translation: Livia and the naked men. Cassius Dio, Roman History 58.2.3a, Xiphilinus excerpt in the consulted Loeb translation

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Recorded uses: DJR-108 — Dio: Cassius Dio, Roman History 58.2.3a, Xiphilinus excerpt in the consulted Loeb translation: Livia and the naked men.; work/audit-035/sources.json — 108-Dio: Cassius Dio, Roman History 58.2.3a, Xiphilinus excerpt in the consulted Loeb translation.

BIB-0568

Cassius Dio 68.13.5–6: Trajan’s bridge and Hadrian’s removal of its superstructure.

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Recorded uses: DJR-008 — Cassius Dio: Cassius Dio 68.13.5–6: Trajan’s bridge and Hadrian’s removal of its superstructure..

BIB-0569

Cassius Dio 69.22.4, Hadrian and his physicians.

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Recorded uses: DJR-099 — dio: Cassius Dio 69.22.4, Hadrian and his physicians.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 099-dio: Cassius Dio 69.22.4, Hadrian and his physicians..

BIB-0570

Cassius Dio, Roman History 77.16.4–5 in this edition; indictments and the Caledonian reply. Cassius Dio, Roman History 77.16.4–5 in this edition

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Recorded uses: DJR-148 — dio: Cassius Dio, Roman History 77.16.4–5 in this edition; indictments and the Caledonian reply.; work/audit-048/sources.json — 148-dio: Cassius Dio, Roman History 77.16.4–5 in this edition.

BIB-0571

Celsus, On Medicine 1.3.25–26: constipation and purgation. Celsus, On Medicine I.1.1: a varied life. Celsus, On Medicine I.1.1

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Recorded uses: DJR-036 — Celsus: Celsus, On Medicine 1.3.25–26: constipation and purgation.; DJR-077 — celsus: Celsus, On Medicine I.1.1: a varied life.; work/audit-011/sources.json — Celsus: Celsus, On Medicine 1.3.25–26: constipation and purgation.; work/audit-024/sources.json — celsus: Celsus, On Medicine I.1.1.

BIB-0572

Cicero, On Friendship 54.

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Recorded uses: DJR-089 — Cicero: Cicero, On Friendship 54.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 089-Cicero: Cicero, On Friendship 54..

BIB-0573

Cicero, On Duties 2.25; Alexander of Pherae. Cicero, On Duties 2.25

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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.

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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.