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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-127 — LucianStatue: Pseudo-Lucian, Amores 15–16; English translation, the lover of the Cnidian statue.; DJR-130 — Lucian: Amores 46, attributed to Lucian; the male beloved and shared life.; DJR-136 — LucianLoves39: Loves 39–40, transmitted under Lucian’s name; English translation, Callicratidas’s polemic and cosmetics.; DJR-139 — LucianPerfumes: Loves 39–40, transmitted under Lucian’s name; English translation, Callicratidas’s attack on cosmetics and Arabian perfumes.; work/audit-041/sources.json — 127-LucianStatue: Pseudo-Lucian, Amores 15–16; work/audit-042/sources.json — 130-Lucian: Amores 46, attributed to Lucian; work/audit-044/sources.json — 136-LucianLoves39: Loves 39–40, transmitted under Lucian’s name; work/audit-045/sources.json — 139-LucianPerfumes: Loves 39–40, transmitted under Lucian’s name.

BIB-0747

Pausanias, Description of Greece 7.21.1–5; Jones and Ormerod translation, Coresus and Callirhoe. Pausanias, Description of Greece 7.21.1–5

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Recorded uses: DJR-133 — Pausanias721: Pausanias, Description of Greece 7.21.1–5; Jones and Ormerod translation, Coresus and Callirhoe.; work/audit-043/sources.json — 133-Pausanias721: Pausanias, Description of Greece 7.21.1–5.

BIB-0748

Plotinus, Enneads 3.5.1, Stephen MacKenna’s public-domain translation, for comparison.

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Recorded uses: DJR-108 — plotinus: Plotinus, Enneads 3.5.1, Stephen MacKenna’s public-domain translation, for comparison.; work/audit-035/sources.json — 108-plotinus: Plotinus, Enneads 3.5.1, Stephen MacKenna’s public-domain translation, for comparison..

BIB-0749

Petrarch, Secretum 3; Latin dialogue, Seneca quotation and the examples of purple, coins and beauty. Petrarch, Secretum 3

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Recorded uses: DJR-135 — PetrarchSecretum: Petrarch, Secretum 3; Latin dialogue, Seneca quotation and the examples of purple, coins and beauty.; work/audit-044/sources.json — 135-PetrarchSecretum: Petrarch, Secretum 3.

BIB-0750

Hector Boece, History of the Scots 12.9; Latin text, Macbeth and Banquo’s encounter with three female figures. Boece History of the Scots 12.9

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Recorded uses: DJR-030 — Boece: Hector Boece, History of the Scots 12.9; Latin text, Macbeth and Banquo’s encounter with three female figures.; work/audit-009/sources.json — Boece: Boece History of the Scots 12.9.

BIB-0751

Hector Boece, History of the Scots, book 7, Latin text; the cited necessity anecdote was not located in this comparison. Boece, History of the Scots book 7

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Recorded uses: DJR-036 — Boece7: Hector Boece, History of the Scots, book 7, Latin text; the cited necessity anecdote was not located in this comparison.; work/audit-011/sources.json — Boece7: Boece, History of the Scots book 7.

BIB-0752

Hector Boece, History of the Scots, prefatory De vetustis Scotorum moribus §6; reported coercive practices, not independent confirmation of law. Boece, Ancient Customs §6

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Recorded uses: DJR-033 — BoeceCustoms: Hector Boece, History of the Scots, prefatory De vetustis Scotorum moribus §6; reported coercive practices, not independent confirmation of law.; work/audit-010/sources.json — BoeceCustoms: Boece, Ancient Customs §6.

BIB-0753

William Camden, Britannia (1607), Normanni 18. Latin edition by Dana F. Sutton; the sentence contains non minus, where Burton’s margin prints non.

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Recorded uses: DJR-014 — Camden: William Camden, Britannia (1607), Normanni 18. Latin edition by Dana F. Sutton; the sentence contains non minus, where Burton’s margin prints non..

BIB-0754

William Camden, Britannia, Derbyshire §4; Latin text attributing the four beer verses to Henry of Avranches. Camden, Derbyshire §4

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Recorded uses: DJR-034 — CamdenBeer: William Camden, Britannia, Derbyshire §4; Latin text attributing the four beer verses to Henry of Avranches.; work/audit-010/sources.json — CamdenBeer: Camden, Derbyshire §4.

BIB-0755

William Camden, Annals, 1573, section 16, English translation: Burchet’s attack on Hawkins, killing of a Tower keeper and execution by hanging. William Camden, Annals, 1573, section 16, English translation

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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.