The Anatomy of Melancholy

Name: The Anatomy of Melancholy
Author: Robert Burton

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Base text: McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 586–591; printed 478–483. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition, 1651. McGill copy, PDF 591–596, printed 483–488. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition, 1651. McGill copy, PDF 596–602, printed 488–494. Robert Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill scan, PDF 602–608 (printed 494–500). McGill copy of the 1651 sixth edition, printed 500–506. McGill copy of the 1651 sixth edition, printed 506–512. McGill 1651 sixth edition, printed 512–517. Authoritative transcription base: McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 625–631, printed 517–523. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, 1651 sixth edition, McGill scan: PDF 631–636, sequence 531–536, printed 523–528. Robert Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill scan: PDF 636–642, sequence 536–542, printed 528–534. Robert Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill scan: PDF 642–647, sequence 542–547, printed 534–539. Robert Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill scan: PDF 647–652, sequence 547–552, printed 539–544. Robert Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill scan: PDF 652–657, sequence 552–557, printed 544–549. Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill scan: PDF 657–662, sequence 557–562, printed 549–554. Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill scan: PDF 662–666, sequence 562–566, printed 554–558. Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill scan: PDF 667–671, printed 559–563. Base text: McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 671–676, printed 563–568. McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 676–681, printed 568–573. Authoritative transcription base. McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 681–687, sequence 581–587. Printed 573, 574, 575, unnumbered verso, 576, unnumbered verso, 577. Authoritative transcription base. Burton, 1651 sixth edition, McGill scan, PDF 687–692; printed 577–580 and two unnumbered pages. McGill scan of the 1651 sixth edition, PDF 692–697, printed pages 580–585. McGill scan of the 1651 sixth edition, PDF 697–702, printed pages 585–590. McGill digitization of the 1651 sixth edition, printed pages 591–596; authoritative base images. Base text: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill scan, PDF 708–713, printed 596–601. Base text: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill scan, PDF 714–720, printed 602–608. Base text: Burton, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, PDF 720–725 / printed 608–613. Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy; PDF 725–730, printed 613–618. Burton, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy; PDF 731–736, printed 619–624. Burton, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy; PDF 736–742, printed 624–630. Burton, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy; PDF 742–747, printed 630–635. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill scan, printed 640–645, PDF 752–757. Base text: McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 767–771. Base text: McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 772–777. Base text: McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 777–781. Base text: McGill 1651 sixth edition, PDF 781–787. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, PDF 787–792; printed 675–680. Base images control the transcription. Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill scan, PDF 792–797, printed 680–685. Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill scan, PDF 797–802, printed 685–690. Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill scan, PDF 802–807, printed 690–695.

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.