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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

p. 1275

Recorded uses: work/audit-036/sources.json — scan: McGill 1651 scan; work/audit-037/sources.json — scan: McGill 1651 scan; work/audit-038/sources.json — scan: McGill 1651 scan.

BIB-0026

Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, first edition (1621), printed page 42: Art to fabricate and the fuller list of intellectual habits. Printed page inspected. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, first edition (1621), printed page 42

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BIB-0027

Aulus Gellius, Noctium atticarum libri undeviginti (Venice, 1515), preface placed after XX.10; scans n641–n642. Aulus Gellius, Noctium atticarum libri undeviginti (Venice, 1515), preface placed after XX.10

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Recorded uses: DJR-003 — Gellius1515: Aulus Gellius, Noctium atticarum libri undeviginti (Venice, 1515), preface placed after XX.10; scans n641–n642.; work/audit-058/sources.json — 003-Gellius1515: Aulus Gellius, Noctium atticarum libri undeviginti (Venice, 1515), preface placed after XX.10.

BIB-0028

William of Newburgh, History I.27, Hamilton’s Latin edition (1856), volume I, pp. 73–75: the green children. William of Newburgh, History I.27, Hamilton’s Latin edition (1856), volume I, pp. 73–75

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Recorded uses: DJR-075 — newburgh-latin: William of Newburgh, History I.27, Hamilton’s Latin edition (1856), volume I, pp. 73–75: the green children.; work/audit-024/sources.json — newburgh-latin: William of Newburgh, History I.27, Hamilton’s Latin edition (1856), volume I, pp. 73–75.

BIB-0029

Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1638), Wellcome copy, Latin address to the book, image leaves 14–15: ausum and non minus confirmed in facsimile. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1638), Wellcome copy, Latin address to the book, image leaves 14–15

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Recorded uses: DJR-170 — Burton1638Poem: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1638), Wellcome copy, Latin address to the book, image leaves 14–15: ausum and non minus confirmed in facsimile.; work/audit-055/sources.json — 170-Burton1638Poem: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1638), Wellcome copy, Latin address to the book, image leaves 14–15; work/audit-056/sources.json — 170-Burton1638Poem: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1638), Wellcome copy, Latin address to the book, image leaves 14–15.

BIB-0030

Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1638), Wellcome copy, Abstract, image leaf 16: lie waking and blacke men inspected in facsimile. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1638), Wellcome copy, Abstract, image leaf 16

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Recorded uses: DJR-170 — Burton1638Abstract: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1638), Wellcome copy, Abstract, image leaf 16: lie waking and blacke men inspected in facsimile.; work/audit-056/sources.json — 170-Burton1638Abstract: Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1638), Wellcome copy, Abstract, image leaf 16.

BIB-0031

Burton (1638), Wellcome copy, Table, image leaf 834: Beates of lovers 490 inspected in facsimile. Burton (1638), Wellcome copy, Table, image leaf 834

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Recorded uses: DJR-171 — Burton1638TableB: Burton (1638), Wellcome copy, Table, image leaf 834: Beates of lovers 490 inspected in facsimile.; work/audit-056/sources.json — 171-Burton1638TableB: Burton (1638), Wellcome copy, Table, image leaf 834.

BIB-0032

Burton (1638), Wellcome copy, Table, image leaf 837: Hope good against melan. 374 inspected in facsimile. Burton (1638), Wellcome copy, Table, image leaf 837

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Recorded uses: DJR-171 — Burton1638TableH: Burton (1638), Wellcome copy, Table, image leaf 837: Hope good against melan. 374 inspected in facsimile.; work/audit-056/sources.json — 171-Burton1638TableH: Burton (1638), Wellcome copy, Table, image leaf 837.

BIB-0033

John Abernethy, Physic of the Soul (1630), chapter 24, p. 374: facsimile comparison of reported repentance and charitable judgement. John Abernethy, Physic of the Soul (1630), chapter 24, p. 374

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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.