The Anatomy of Melancholy

Name: The Anatomy of Melancholy
Author: Robert Burton

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Recorded uses: DJR-166 — Abernethy374: John Abernethy, Physic of the Soul (1630), chapter 24, p. 374: facsimile comparison of reported repentance and charitable judgement.; work/audit-054/sources.json — 166-Abernethy374: John Abernethy, Physic of the Soul (1630), chapter 24, p. 374.

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John Abernethy, A Christian and Heavenly Treatise Containing Physicke for the Soule (1630), chapter 24, pp. 367–368: facsimile comparison of despair definitions and Aquinas locator. John Abernethy, A Christian and Heavenly Treatise Containing Physicke for the Soule (1630), chapter 24, pp. 367–368

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Recorded uses: DJR-163 — Abernethy24: John Abernethy, A Christian and Heavenly Treatise Containing Physicke for the Soule (1630), chapter 24, pp. 367–368: facsimile comparison of despair definitions and Aquinas locator.; work/audit-053/sources.json — 163-Abernethy24: John Abernethy, A Christian and Heavenly Treatise Containing Physicke for the Soule (1630), chapter 24, pp. 367–368.

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Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, revised 1618 printing, p. 99 (PDF 141): Hiera Logadii, NICOL: MYREPS:. Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, revised 1618 printing, p. 68 (PDF 108): Pulvis Haly; ingredients differ from Burton’s following recipe. Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, revised 1618 printing, p. 99 (PDF 141) Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, revised 1618 printing, p. 68 (PDF 108)

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Recorded uses: DJR-102 — Hiera: Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, revised 1618 printing, p. 99 (PDF 141): Hiera Logadii, NICOL: MYREPS:.; DJR-103 — PulvisHaly: Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, revised 1618 printing, p. 68 (PDF 108): Pulvis Haly; ingredients differ from Burton’s following recipe.; work/audit-033/sources.json — 102-Hiera: Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, revised 1618 printing, p. 99 (PDF 141); work/audit-033/sources.json — 103-PulvisHaly: Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, revised 1618 printing, p. 68 (PDF 108).

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Sébastien Michaelis, The Admirable Historie (London, 1613), title-page facsimile: S. Baume, Francis Domptius and translation by W. B. Sébastien Michaelis, The Admirable Historie (London, 1613), title-page facsimile

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Recorded uses: DJR-169 — Michaelis1613Title: Sébastien Michaelis, The Admirable Historie (London, 1613), title-page facsimile: S. Baume, Francis Domptius and translation by W. B.; work/audit-055/sources.json — 169-Michaelis1613Title: Sébastien Michaelis, The Admirable Historie (London, 1613), title-page facsimile.

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Thomas Wright, The Passions of the Mind in General (1604), book 1, chapter 5, page 19: coveting and invading as two inclinations of one faculty. Printed page inspected in the facsimile. Thomas Wright, The Passions of the Mind in General (1604), book 1, chapter 5, page 19

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Recorded uses: DJR-025 — Wright1604: Thomas Wright, The Passions of the Mind in General (1604), book 1, chapter 5, page 19: coveting and invading as two inclinations of one faculty. Printed page inspected in the facsimile.; work/audit-007/sources.json — Wright1604: Thomas Wright, The Passions of the Mind in General (1604), book 1, chapter 5, page 19.

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Independent comparison of supplied pp. 98–99: 1651 microfilm, n197–198.

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Recorded uses: DJR-040 — Microfilm: Independent comparison of supplied pp. 98–99: 1651 microfilm, n197–198.; work/audit-012/sources.json — Microfilm: Independent comparison of supplied pp. 98–99: 1651 microfilm, n197–198..

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Justus Lipsius, Manuductionis ad Stoicam philosophiam (Antwerp: Jan Moretus, 1610), III.8, pp. 161–163; Complutense University of Madrid copy, Internet Archive facsimile. Justus Lipsius, Manuductionis ad Stoicam philosophiam (Antwerp: Jan Moretus, 1610), III.8, pp. 161–163

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Recorded uses: DJR-002 — LipsiusIII8: Justus Lipsius, Manuductionis ad Stoicam philosophiam (Antwerp: Jan Moretus, 1610), III.8, pp. 161–163; Complutense University of Madrid copy, Internet Archive facsimile.; work/audit-057/sources.json — 002-LipsiusIII8: Justus Lipsius, Manuductionis ad Stoicam philosophiam (Antwerp: Jan Moretus, 1610), III.8, pp. 161–163.

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Paul of Aegina, Opus de re medica, translated by Johann Guinter (Cologne: Johann Soter, 1534), opening of the author’s own preface; scan n51. Paul of Aegina, Opus de re medica, translated by Johann Guinter (Cologne: Johann Soter, 1534), opening of the author’s own preface

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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.