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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Bibliography and Comparison Resources

The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1348

Recorded 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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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BIB-0833

Castellio, Contra libellum Calvini, bibliographic record.

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BIB-0834

WorldCat, the 1583 Consolatio attributed to Sigonio.

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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

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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.

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BIB-0837

Mimnermus fragment 1, especially line 9; Greek text reproduced with an English translation in Sententiae Antiquae. Mimnermus fragment 1, especially line 9

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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

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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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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.

Rights

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.