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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Recorded uses: DJR-001 — Base text: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (Oxford: printed for Henry Cripps, 1651), Democritus Junior to the Reader, printed pp. 1–3; McGill scan, PDF pp. 17–19.; DJR-002 — Base text: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (Oxford: printed for Henry Cripps, 1651), Democritus Junior to the Reader, printed pp. 3–5; McGill scan, PDF pp. 19–21.; DJR-003 — Base text: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), printed pp. 5–6; McGill scan, PDF pp. 21–22.; DJR-004 — Base text: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), printed pp. 6–8; McGill scan, PDF pp. 22–24.; DJR-005 — base: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pp. 8–13; PDF pp. 24–29. Authority for the transcription.; DJR-006 — 1651: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pp. 13–17; PDF pp. 29–33. Transcription authority.; DJR-007 — 1651: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pp. 17–22; PDF pp. 33–38. Transcription authority.; DJR-008 — Base text: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), Democritus Junior to the Reader, printed pp. 22–26; McGill scan, PDF pp. 38–42.; DJR-009 — copy: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pp. 27–32 / PDF pp. 43–48.; DJR-010 — scan: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition, 1651, McGill scan, printed pp. 32–36, PDF pp. 48–52.; DJR-011 — Burton: Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, 1651 sixth edition, McGill copy, printed pp. 37–41 (PDF pp. 53–57).; DJR-012 — scan: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition, 1651. McGill scan, printed pp. 41–46, PDF pp. 57–62.; DJR-013 — McGill: Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy: printed pp. 46–51, PDF pp. 62–67. Base text and marginalia.; DJR-014 — McGill 1651: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pp. 51–56 / PDF pp. 67–72. Base text for both body and marginalia.; DJR-015 — Base text: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy. Printed pp. 56–61, PDF pp. 72–77; authority for the body and marginalia.; DJR-016 — McGill: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition, 1651, printed pp. 61–66, PDF pp. 77–82. Base text and marginalia checked against the scan.; DJR-017 — mcgill: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pp. 66–71, PDF pp. 82–87. Base text and marginalia.; DJR-018 — McGill: Base text: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy; printed pp. 71–74, PDF pp. 87–90.; DJR-019 — Burton1651: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), printed pp. 74–78, PDF pp. 90–94. McGill scan; base text and marginalia checked visually.; DJR-020 — McGill 1651: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill scan, unnumbered PDF pages 95–100; base text checked visually. Synopsis comparisons: printed p. 6 (PDF 106), disease heading; printed p. 179 (PDF 283), binding heaviness.; DJR-021 — base: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pp. 1–6, PDF pp. 101–106. The page images govern the transcription.; DJR-022 — base: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, sixth edition (1651), McGill copy, printed pages 6–11 /

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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.