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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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Bibliography and comparison resources

This catalogue groups resources by their exact recorded addresses. Its descriptions and passage scopes distinguish editions, page-specific comparisons and bibliographical records. Inclusion does not authenticate every quotation or historical claim associated with a resource; the corresponding local note records the finding and its limits.

BIB-0001

Erasmus, Collectanea Adagiorum 485, hunger and bile.

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-053 — Erasmus: Erasmus, Collectanea Adagiorum 485, hunger and bile.; work/audit-016/sources.json — Erasmus: Erasmus, Collectanea Adagiorum 485, hunger and bile..

BIB-0002

Erasmus, Adages IV.1.1, no. 3001, Dulce bellum inexpertis; Huygens Latin text. The patronage borrowing is not verified at this locus. Erasmus Adages 3001

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-049 — Erasmus3001: Erasmus, Adages IV.1.1, no. 3001, Dulce bellum inexpertis; Huygens Latin text. The patronage borrowing is not verified at this locus.; work/audit-015/sources.json — Erasmus3001: Erasmus Adages 3001.

BIB-0003

Erasmus, Adages I.5.38 (438), Crambe bis posita mors. Latin text checked for the twice-served cabbage proverb and its connection to tiresome repetition.

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-057 — Erasmus: Erasmus, Adages I.5.38 (438), Crambe bis posita mors. Latin text checked for the twice-served cabbage proverb and its connection to tiresome repetition.; work/audit-018/sources.json — Erasmus: Erasmus, Adages I.5.38 (438), Crambe bis posita mors. Latin text checked for the twice-served cabbage proverb and its connection to tiresome repetition..

BIB-0004

Donatus concordance. The split-word grammatical example saxo cere comminuit brum; Burton’s wording differs.

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-017 — donatus: Donatus concordance. The split-word grammatical example saxo cere comminuit brum; Burton’s wording differs..

BIB-0005

Cicero, On Ends 1.3.7; Lucilius and his readers. Cicero, On Ends 1.3.7

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-070 — Cicero: Cicero, On Ends 1.3.7; Lucilius and his readers.; work/audit-022/sources.json — Cicero: Cicero, On Ends 1.3.7.

BIB-0006

Propertius 2.22a.35–36 and 2.33b.34: changing lovers and wine. Propertius 2.22a.35–36 and 2.33b.34

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-146 — Propertius: Propertius 2.22a.35–36 and 2.33b.34: changing lovers and wine.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 146-Propertius: Propertius 2.22a.35–36 and 2.33b.34.

BIB-0007

American Heritage Dictionary, duodenum, for the etymology from twelve finger-widths.

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-024 — Duodenum: American Heritage Dictionary, duodenum, for the etymology from twelve finger-widths..

BIB-0008

Bracton, volume 4, page 356, the expression within the four seas.

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-088 — FourSeas: Bracton, volume 4, page 356, the expression within the four seas.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 088-FourSeas: Bracton, volume 4, page 356, the expression within the four seas..

BIB-0009

Seneca, Hercules Furens, Amphitryon’s speech on successful crime.

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-010 — hercules: Seneca, Hercules Furens, Amphitryon’s speech on successful crime..

BIB-0010

Anglo-Norman Dictionary, grumel.

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-100 — grumel: Anglo-Norman Dictionary, grumel.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 100-grumel: Anglo-Norman Dictionary, grumel..

BIB-0011

Palladas, Greek Anthology 10.84, Greek text. Palladas 10.84

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-042 — palladas: Palladas, Greek Anthology 10.84, Greek text.; work/audit-013/sources.json — palladas: Palladas 10.84.

BIB-0012

James Diggle, Theophrastus Characters, Cambridge edition, Introduction p. 10: the proem as a later addition. Publisher preview.

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-006 — Diggle: James Diggle, Theophrastus Characters, Cambridge edition, Introduction p. 10: the proem as a later addition. Publisher preview..

BIB-0013

Nancy G. Siraisi, The Clock and the Mirror: Girolamo Cardano and Renaissance Medicine (Princeton University Press, 1997), p. 5; publisher preview. Nancy G. Siraisi, The Clock and the Mirror: Girolamo Cardano and Renaissance Medicine (Princeton University Press, 1997), p. 5

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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.