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Bibliography and Comparison Resources
The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources
p. 1348Recorded uses: DJR-143 — Chaucer: Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde 3.1331–1337 and 3.1819–1820.; work/audit-046/sources.json — 143-Chaucer: Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde 3.1331–1337 and 3.1819–1820..
BIB-0826
Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.51.2: different effects of the same remedy. Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.51.2
Recorded uses: DJR-105 — Thucydides: Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.51.2: different effects of the same remedy.; work/audit-034/sources.json — 105-Thucydides: Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.51.2.
BIB-0827
Ovid, Remedia amoris 418–422, particularly 420: remedies that help in combination; Sed compared with Burton’s Et. Ovid, Remedia amoris 418–422, particularly 420
Recorded uses: DJR-106 — ovid: Ovid, Remedia amoris 418–422, particularly 420: remedies that help in combination; Sed compared with Burton’s Et.; work/audit-034/sources.json — 106-ovid: Ovid, Remedia amoris 418–422, particularly 420.
BIB-0828
NASA, the 1572 supernova: modern classification of the event. NASA, the 1572 supernova
Recorded uses: DJR-075 — nova1572: NASA, the 1572 supernova: modern classification of the event.; work/audit-024/sources.json — nova1572: NASA, the 1572 supernova.
BIB-0829
NASA, Jupiter Moons, for the four large moons observed in 1610.
Recorded uses: DJR-124 — Jupiter: NASA, Jupiter Moons, for the four large moons observed in 1610.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 124-Jupiter: NASA, Jupiter Moons, for the four large moons observed in 1610..
BIB-0830
NASA, Saturn exploration history: Galileo’s triple-planet appearance and the rings. NASA, Saturn exploration history
Recorded uses: DJR-075 — saturn: NASA, Saturn exploration history: Galileo’s triple-planet appearance and the rings.; work/audit-024/sources.json — saturn: NASA, Saturn exploration history.
BIB-0831
Jeremiah 17:1: the iron pen and diamond point. Jeremiah 17
Recorded uses: DJR-167 — jeremiah: Jeremiah 17:1: the iron pen and diamond point.; work/audit-054/sources.json — 167-jeremiah: Jeremiah 17.
BIB-0832
Psalm 94:8: a possible intended reference behind Burton’s Psalm 93.
Recorded uses: DJR-007 — Psalm94: Psalm 94:8: a possible intended reference behind Burton’s Psalm 93..
BIB-0833
Castellio, Contra libellum Calvini, bibliographic record.
Recorded uses: DJR-094 — castellio: Castellio, Contra libellum Calvini, bibliographic record.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 094-castellio: Castellio, Contra libellum Calvini, bibliographic record..
BIB-0834
WorldCat, the 1583 Consolatio attributed to Sigonio.
Recorded uses: DJR-094 — consolatio: WorldCat, the 1583 Consolatio attributed to Sigonio.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 094-consolatio: WorldCat, the 1583 Consolatio attributed to Sigonio..
BIB-0835
British Library, Royal MS 14 C VII: Matthew Paris’s death in 1259 and later continuation of the chronicle. British Library, Royal MS 14 C VII
Recorded uses: DJR-054 — paris: British Library, Royal MS 14 C VII: Matthew Paris’s death in 1259 and later continuation of the chronicle.; work/audit-017/sources.json — paris: British Library, Royal MS 14 C VII.
BIB-0836
British Library, Harley MS 1585, Pseudo-Antonius Musa.
Recorded uses: DJR-100 — musa: British Library, Harley MS 1585, Pseudo-Antonius Musa.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 100-musa: British Library, Harley MS 1585, Pseudo-Antonius Musa..
BIB-0837
Mimnermus fragment 1, especially line 9; Greek text reproduced with an English translation in Sententiae Antiquae. Mimnermus fragment 1, especially line 9
Recorded uses: DJR-145 — Mimnermus1: Mimnermus fragment 1, especially line 9; Greek text reproduced with an English translation in Sententiae Antiquae.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 145-Mimnermus1: Mimnermus fragment 1, especially line 9.
BIB-0838
Francis Bacon, History of Life and Death, first operation, §57: cooling odours and the spirits; English text comparison. Francis Bacon, History of Life and Death, first operation, §57
Recorded uses: DJR-105 — Bacon: Francis Bacon, History of Life and Death, first operation, §57: cooling odours and the spirits; English text comparison.; work/audit-034/sources.json — 105-Bacon: Francis Bacon, History of Life and Death, first operation, §57.
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Socrates will begin with this book and its sources.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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