DiotimosReading Desk

Diotimos Library · Journals, Notebooks & Fragments Collection · Parallel Edition

Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

Explore the Lexicon
The Anatomy of MelancholyBibliography and Comparison Resources

Swipe or use the arrow keys.

English Introduction · Branch 1278 of 1495

Bibliography and Comparison Resources

Book Mode

The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1278

Recorded uses: DJR-153 — Burchard1536: Burchard of Mount Sion, Descriptio terrae sanctae (Antwerp, 1536), sig. D1v, PDF p. 54: Latin prayer inspected in facsimile; Burton omits & and prints multa for multæ.; work/audit-050/sources.json — 153-Burchard1536: Burchard of Mount Sion, Descriptio terrae sanctae (Antwerp, 1536), sig. D1v, PDF p. 54.

BIB-0048

Buchanan, Hendecasyllabi, Ad eandem, Risus, blanditiae, procacitates; scanned printed pages 112–114. Buchanan, Hendecasyllabi, Ad eandem, Risus, blanditiae, procacitates; scanned printed pages 112–114, farewell on 113. Buchanan, Hendecasyllabi, Ad eandem, Risus, blanditiae, procacitates; scanned printed page 113, Charis and Vili vilior. Buchanan, Hendecasyllabi, Ad eandem, Risus, blanditiae, procacitates

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-134 — Buchanan113: Buchanan, Hendecasyllabi, Ad eandem, Risus, blanditiae, procacitates; scanned printed pages 112–114.; DJR-135 — BuchananFarewell: Buchanan, Hendecasyllabi, Ad eandem, Risus, blanditiae, procacitates; scanned printed pages 112–114, farewell on 113.; DJR-137 — BuchananCharis: Buchanan, Hendecasyllabi, Ad eandem, Risus, blanditiae, procacitates; scanned printed page 113, Charis and Vili vilior.; work/audit-043/sources.json — 134-Buchanan113: Buchanan, Hendecasyllabi, Ad eandem, Risus, blanditiae, procacitates; work/audit-044/sources.json — 135-BuchananFarewell: Buchanan, Hendecasyllabi, Ad eandem, Risus, blanditiae, procacitates; work/audit-044/sources.json — 137-BuchananCharis: Buchanan, Hendecasyllabi, Ad eandem, Risus, blanditiae, procacitates.

BIB-0049

Buchanan printed page 63

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: work/audit-014/sources.json — BuchananPage: Buchanan printed page 63.

BIB-0050

Buchanan, Sylvae, Desiderium Lutetiae 28–29, printed page 93; the west winds and Amaryllis. Buchanan, Sylvae, Desiderium Lutetiae 28–29, printed page 93

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-131 — BuchananParis: Buchanan, Sylvae, Desiderium Lutetiae 28–29, printed page 93; the west winds and Amaryllis.; work/audit-042/sources.json — 131-BuchananParis: Buchanan, Sylvae, Desiderium Lutetiae 28–29, printed page 93.

BIB-0051

Buchanan, Sylvae, Desiderium Lutetiae; scanned printed page 95, Daphnis’s constancy. Buchanan, Sylvae, Desiderium Lutetiae

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-133 — Buchanan95: Buchanan, Sylvae, Desiderium Lutetiae; scanned printed page 95, Daphnis’s constancy.; work/audit-043/sources.json — 133-Buchanan95: Buchanan, Sylvae, Desiderium Lutetiae.

BIB-0052

Varthema, Itinerary, 1910 English edition, page 31; the queen’s speech and offered attendants. Varthema, Itinerary, 1910 English edition, page 31

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-131 — Varthema31: Varthema, Itinerary, 1910 English edition, page 31; the queen’s speech and offered attendants.; work/audit-042/sources.json — 131-Varthema31: Varthema, Itinerary, 1910 English edition, page 31.

BIB-0053

Joseph Justus Scaliger, Confutatio stultissimae Burdonum fabulae, in Opuscula varia (Frankfurt, 1612), part II, pp. 52 and 54, misprinted 420 and 422; scans n449 and n451. Joseph Justus Scaliger, Confutatio stultissimae Burdonum fabulae, in Opuscula varia (Frankfurt, 1612), part II, pp. 52 and 54, misprinted 420 and 422

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-003 — Scaliger1612: Joseph Justus Scaliger, Confutatio stultissimae Burdonum fabulae, in Opuscula varia (Frankfurt, 1612), part II, pp. 52 and 54, misprinted 420 and 422; scans n449 and n451.; work/audit-058/sources.json — 003-Scaliger1612: Joseph Justus Scaliger, Confutatio stultissimae Burdonum fabulae, in Opuscula varia (Frankfurt, 1612), part II, pp. 52 and 54, misprinted 420 and 422.

BIB-0054

Aristaenetus, Love Epistles, Halhed and Sheridan translation (1771), epistle XX, pp. 131–133: facsimile of later verse adaptation compared, not a verification of Burton’s source version. Aristaenetus, Love Epistles, Halhed and Sheridan translation (1771), epistle XX, pp. 131–133

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-151 — Aristaenetus1771: Aristaenetus, Love Epistles, Halhed and Sheridan translation (1771), epistle XX, pp. 131–133: facsimile of later verse adaptation compared, not a verification of Burton’s source version.; work/audit-049/sources.json — 151-Aristaenetus1771: Aristaenetus, Love Epistles, Halhed and Sheridan translation (1771), epistle XX, pp. 131–133.

BIB-0055

Peter Levins, Manipulus vocabulorum (1570), ed. Henry B. Wheatley, 1867, column 55, line 34; bardus, not barbus. Levins column 55

1278

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.