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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-043 — pyrrhus: Plutarch, Pyrrhus 14: Cineas and the prospect of endless conquest.; work/audit-013/sources.json — pyrrhus: Plutarch, Pyrrhus 14: Cineas and the prospect of endless conquest..

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Plutarch, Life of Solon 4.1–4. Perrin translation, 1914.

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Recorded uses: DJR-012 — solon: Plutarch, Life of Solon 4.1–4. Perrin translation, 1914..

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Plutarch, Themistocles 18.5: the son who governs his parents.

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Recorded uses: DJR-011 — PlutarchThemistocles: Plutarch, Themistocles 18.5: the son who governs his parents..

BIB-0643

Plutarch, Theseus 19 and 22: the thread and Aegeus’s mistaken belief. Plutarch, Theseus 19 and 22

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Recorded uses: DJR-054 — plutarch: Plutarch, Theseus 19 and 22: the thread and Aegeus’s mistaken belief.; work/audit-017/sources.json — plutarch: Plutarch, Theseus 19 and 22.

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Plutarch, Tiberius Gracchus 1: Cornelia’s marriage. Plutarch, Tiberius Gracchus 1

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Recorded uses: DJR-121 — Gracchus: Plutarch, Tiberius Gracchus 1: Cornelia’s marriage.; work/audit-039/sources.json — 121-Gracchus: Plutarch, Tiberius Gracchus 1.

BIB-0645

Plutarch, Whether the Affections of the Soul Are Worse Than Those of the Body, chapter 4, Moralia 501e–502a: Asian litigants.

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Recorded uses: DJR-013 — PlutMor: Plutarch, Whether the Affections of the Soul Are Worse Than Those of the Body, chapter 4, Moralia 501e–502a: Asian litigants..

BIB-0646

Plutarch, Bravery of Women 21 (258C–D): English translation compared for Stratonice, Deiotarus and the captive Electra. Plutarch, Bravery of Women 21 (258C–D)

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Recorded uses: DJR-149 — PlutarchWomen21: Plutarch, Bravery of Women 21 (258C–D): English translation compared for Stratonice, Deiotarus and the captive Electra.; work/audit-048/sources.json — 149-PlutarchWomen21: Plutarch, Bravery of Women 21 (258C–D).

BIB-0647

Plutarch, Advice to Bride and Groom 32: Aphrodite and the tortoise. Plutarch, Advice to Bride and Groom 27: omission of gall from sacrifice. Plutarch, Advice to Bride and Groom 32 Plutarch, Advice to Bride and Groom 27

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Recorded uses: DJR-150 — plutarch: Plutarch, Advice to Bride and Groom 32: Aphrodite and the tortoise.; DJR-151 — marriage: Plutarch, Advice to Bride and Groom 27: omission of gall from sacrifice.; work/audit-049/sources.json — 150-plutarch: Plutarch, Advice to Bride and Groom 32; work/audit-049/sources.json — 151-marriage: Plutarch, Advice to Bride and Groom 27.

BIB-0648

Plutarch, Advice to Bride and Groom 14: the mirror comparison. Plutarch, Advice to Bride and Groom 23. Plutarch, Conjugal Precepts 47 (144F–145A): English translation compared for the husband’s double standard; Burton’s Latin wording remains untraced. Plutarch, Conjugal Precepts 31 (142C–D): English translation compared for Theano’s arm and reply. Plutarch, Advice to Bride and Groom 14 Plutarch, Conjugal Precepts 47 (144F–145A) Plutarch, Conjugal Precepts 31 (142C–D)

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Recorded uses: DJR-115 — PlutarchMarriage: Plutarch, Advice to Bride and Groom 14: the mirror comparison.; DJR-126 — plutarch-marriage: Plutarch, Advice to Bride and Groom 23.; DJR-148 — Plutarch47: Plutarch, Conjugal Precepts 47 (144F–145A): English translation compared for the husband’s double standard; Burton’s Latin wording remains untraced.; DJR-149 — Plutarch31: Plutarch, Conjugal Precepts 31 (142C–D): English translation compared for Theano’s arm and reply.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 115-PlutarchMarriage: Plutarch, Advice to Bride and Groom 14; work/audit-041/sources.json — 126-plutarch-marriage: Plutarch, Advice to Bride and Groom 23.; work/audit-048/sources.json — 148-Plutarch47: Plutarch, Conjugal Precepts 47 (144F–145A); work/audit-048/sources.json — 149-Plutarch31: Plutarch, Conjugal Precepts 31 (142C–D).

BIB-0649

Consolation to Apollonius 2, 102C, transmitted among Plutarch’s works; grief, madness and incurable illness. Burton’s Latin version is unidentified. Consolation to Apollonius 2, in Plutarch’s Moralia 102B; English comparison. Consolation to Apollonius 3. Consolation to Apollonius 2 Consolation to Apollonius 2, in Plutarch’s Moralia 102B

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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.

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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.