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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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p. 1384

Recorded uses: DJR-017 — xenophon: Xenophon, Hiero. The insecurity of tyranny. H. G. Dakyns translation.; DJR-090 — xenophon-hiero: Xenophon, Hiero 1; Simonides and Hiero, Dakyns translation.; work/audit-029/sources.json — 090-xenophon-hiero: Xenophon, Hiero 1.

BIB-1284

Xenophon, Memorabilia, conclusion of book 4; Dakyns translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-007 — Xenophon: Xenophon, Memorabilia, conclusion of book 4; Dakyns translation..

BIB-1285

Xenophon, Symposium 1; Autolycus and his spectators. Xenophon, Symposium 9.2–7; H. G. Dakyns translation. Xenophon, Symposium 1 Xenophon, Symposium 9.2–7

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Recorded uses: DJR-118 — xenophon: Xenophon, Symposium 1; Autolycus and his spectators.; DJR-124 — Xenophon: Xenophon, Symposium 9.2–7; H. G. Dakyns translation.; work/audit-038/sources.json — 118-xenophon: Xenophon, Symposium 1; work/audit-040/sources.json — 124-Xenophon: Xenophon, Symposium 9.2–7.

BIB-1286

Rabelais, Gargantua and Pantagruel 3.33: later English translation compared for Cuckoldry and Jealousy; Burton’s French edition uncollated. Rabelais, Gargantua and Pantagruel 3.33

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Recorded uses: DJR-150 — Rabelais333: Rabelais, Gargantua and Pantagruel 3.33: later English translation compared for Cuckoldry and Jealousy; Burton’s French edition uncollated.; work/audit-049/sources.json — 150-Rabelais333: Rabelais, Gargantua and Pantagruel 3.33.

BIB-1287

Marco Polo, Travels, volume 2, Yule–Cordier edition; Madagascar narrative and the roc. Edition numbering differs from Burton’s. Marco Polo, Travels, volume 2, Yule–Cordier edition

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Recorded uses: DJR-072 — Polo: Marco Polo, Travels, volume 2, Yule–Cordier edition; Madagascar narrative and the roc. Edition numbering differs from Burton’s.; work/audit-023/sources.json — Polo: Marco Polo, Travels, volume 2, Yule–Cordier edition.

BIB-1288

Schouten and Le Maire voyage narrative, in Robert Kerr, A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, volume10, chapter6, section1; Cape Horn route. Schouten and Le Maire voyage narrative, in Robert Kerr, A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, volume10, chapter6, section1

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Recorded uses: DJR-072 — Schouten: Schouten and Le Maire voyage narrative, in Robert Kerr, A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, volume10, chapter6, section1; Cape Horn route.; work/audit-023/sources.json — Schouten: Schouten and Le Maire voyage narrative, in Robert Kerr, A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, volume10, chapter6, section1.

BIB-1289

Boethius, Consolation 2, metres 3 and 7. Boethius, Consolation, books 1 and 4, H. R. James translation. Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 3, prose 8, H. R. James translation, for comparison.

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Recorded uses: DJR-094 — boethius: Boethius, Consolation 2, metres 3 and 7.; DJR-097 — boethius: Boethius, Consolation, books 1 and 4, H. R. James translation.; DJR-110 — Boethius: Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 3, prose 8, H. R. James translation, for comparison.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 094-boethius: Boethius, Consolation 2, metres 3 and 7.; work/audit-031/sources.json — 097-boethius: Boethius, Consolation, books 1 and 4, H. R. James translation.; work/audit-035/sources.json — 110-Boethius: Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 3, prose 8, H. R. James translation, for comparison..

BIB-1290

Plato, Republic, book 7; the cave allegory. Plato, Republic, book 7

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Recorded uses: DJR-136 — Plato: Plato, Republic, book 7; the cave allegory.; work/audit-044/sources.json — 136-Plato: Plato, Republic, book 7.

BIB-1291

Plato, Critias 109b–c; gods as shepherds of human communities. Plato, Critias 109b–c

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Recorded uses: DJR-029 — PlatoCritias: Plato, Critias 109b–c; gods as shepherds of human communities.; work/audit-008/sources.json — PlatoCritias: Plato, Critias 109b–c.

BIB-1292

Plato, Symposium, Jowett translation: comparisons with heroes and Socrates’s ability to drink without intoxication. Plato, Symposium; Phaedrus’s army of lovers and Agathon’s praise of Love. Plato, Symposium; Alcibiades on Socrates’s restraint. Plato, Symposium

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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.