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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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p. 1339

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Recorded uses: DJR-022 — pliny7: Pliny, Natural History 7.50 in Philemon Holland’s 1601 translation, for Xenophilus.; DJR-042 — pliny: Pliny, Natural History 7, opening and Lampido; Philemon Holland’s 1601 translation.; work/audit-013/sources.json — pliny: Pliny, Natural History 7, opening and Lampido.

BIB-0735

Josephus, Antiquities 18.3.4: Paulina and Mundus. Josephus, Antiquities 18.3.4

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Recorded uses: DJR-125 — Josephus: Josephus, Antiquities 18.3.4: Paulina and Mundus.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 125-Josephus: Josephus, Antiquities 18.3.4.

BIB-0736

Plutarch, Alexander 22.5; Perrin translation, Alexander’s letter concerning Darius’s wife. Plutarch, Alexander 22.5

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Recorded uses: DJR-135 — PlutarchAlexander: Plutarch, Alexander 22.5; Perrin translation, Alexander’s letter concerning Darius’s wife.; work/audit-044/sources.json — 135-PlutarchAlexander: Plutarch, Alexander 22.5.

BIB-0737

Plutarch, Life of Pyrrhus 14: Cineas’s argument and Pyrrhus’s failure to relinquish ambition. Plutarch, Life of Pyrrhus 14

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Recorded uses: DJR-091 — Plutarch: Plutarch, Life of Pyrrhus 14: Cineas’s argument and Pyrrhus’s failure to relinquish ambition.; work/audit-029/sources.json — 091-Plutarch: Plutarch, Life of Pyrrhus 14.

BIB-0738

Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos III.14, disorders of the soul and astrological configurations.

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Recorded uses: DJR-032 — Ptolemy: Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos III.14, disorders of the soul and astrological configurations.; work/audit-009/sources.json — Ptolemy: Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos III.14, disorders of the soul and astrological configurations..

BIB-0739

Claudian, On Stilicho’s Consulship 3.114–115: liberty under a good ruler. Latin text, LacusCurtius.

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Recorded uses: DJR-016 — Claudian: Claudian, On Stilicho’s Consulship 3.114–115: liberty under a good ruler. Latin text, LacusCurtius..

BIB-0740

Claudian, Against Eutropius 1.181–184.

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Recorded uses: DJR-089 — Claudian: Claudian, Against Eutropius 1.181–184.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 089-Claudian: Claudian, Against Eutropius 1.181–184..

BIB-0741

Curtius, History of Alexander 4.1, Abdalonymus.

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Recorded uses: DJR-089 — Curtius: Curtius, History of Alexander 4.1, Abdalonymus.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 089-Curtius: Curtius, History of Alexander 4.1, Abdalonymus..

BIB-0742

Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 19.11, Greek epigram and discussion.

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Recorded uses: DJR-107 — gellius: Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 19.11, Greek epigram and discussion.; work/audit-034/sources.json — 107-gellius: Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 19.11, Greek epigram and discussion..

BIB-0743

Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 19.2, Latin text, on sensory pleasures. Burton’s exact health formulation is absent from this chapter.

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Recorded uses: DJR-025 — Gellius: Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 19.2, Latin text, on sensory pleasures. Burton’s exact health formulation is absent from this chapter..

BIB-0744

Varro, On Agriculture 3.16.7: the harmless bee. Latin text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-005 — varro: Varro, On Agriculture 3.16.7: the harmless bee. Latin text..

BIB-0745

Lucian, On Salaried Posts in Great Houses: concluding allegory; A. M. Harmon translation, searchable scan excerpt consulted. Lucian, On Salaried Posts in Great Houses: concluding allegory

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Recorded uses: DJR-044 — Lucian Salaried: Lucian, On Salaried Posts in Great Houses: concluding allegory; A. M. Harmon translation, searchable scan excerpt consulted.; work/audit-013/sources.json — Lucian Salaried: Lucian, On Salaried Posts in Great Houses: concluding allegory.

BIB-0746

Pseudo-Lucian, Amores 15–16; English translation, the lover of the Cnidian statue. Amores 46, attributed to Lucian; the male beloved and shared life. Loves 39–40, transmitted under Lucian’s name; English translation, Callicratidas’s polemic and cosmetics. Loves 39–40, transmitted under Lucian’s name; English translation, Callicratidas’s attack on cosmetics and Arabian perfumes. Pseudo-Lucian, Amores 15–16 Amores 46, attributed to Lucian Loves 39–40, transmitted under Lucian’s name

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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.