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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Bibliography and Comparison Resources

The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1280

Recorded uses: DJR-106 — plato: Plato, Euthyphro 12a–c: fear, shame and the verse attributed to Stasinus; compared with margin b on 396.; work/audit-034/sources.json — 106-plato: Plato, Euthyphro 12a–c.

BIB-0067

Cicero, On Duties 3.1.

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Recorded uses: DJR-038 — Cicero: Cicero, On Duties 3.1.; work/audit-011/sources.json — Cicero: Cicero, On Duties 3.1..

BIB-0068

Pliny, Natural History 10.141–142: the actor’s dish.

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Recorded uses: DJR-035 — Aesop: Pliny, Natural History 10.141–142: the actor’s dish.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Aesop: Pliny, Natural History 10.141–142: the actor’s dish..

BIB-0069

Pliny, Natural History 7.118. Catus and Corculum. English translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-017 — pliny: Pliny, Natural History 7.118. Catus and Corculum. English translation..

BIB-0070

Aretaeus, On the Causes and Symptoms of Chronic Diseases 1.5, Francis Adams translation. Comparison for sleeplessness, digestion, excretions and varied mental symptoms; Burton’s Latin editions remain to be collated. Aretaeus, On the Causes and Symptoms of Chronic Diseases 1.5, Francis Adams translation. Comparison for sleeplessness, digestion, excretions and varied mental symptoms

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Recorded uses: DJR-058 — Aretaeus: Aretaeus, On the Causes and Symptoms of Chronic Diseases 1.5, Francis Adams translation. Comparison for sleeplessness, digestion, excretions and varied mental symptoms; Burton’s Latin editions remain to be collated.; work/audit-018/sources.json — Aretaeus: Aretaeus, On the Causes and Symptoms of Chronic Diseases 1.5, Francis Adams translation. Comparison for sleeplessness, digestion, excretions and varied mental symptoms.

BIB-0071

Berlin Papyrus Collection, account of BKT IX 38, on the fictitious correspondence attributed to Hippocrates; context for the Democritus letters. Berlin Papyrus Collection, account of BKT IX 38, on the fictitious correspondence attributed to Hippocrates

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Recorded uses: DJR-059 — PseudoHippocrates: Berlin Papyrus Collection, account of BKT IX 38, on the fictitious correspondence attributed to Hippocrates; context for the Democritus letters.; work/audit-018/sources.json — PseudoHippocrates: Berlin Papyrus Collection, account of BKT IX 38, on the fictitious correspondence attributed to Hippocrates.

BIB-0072

Copernicus, On the Revolutions: Osiander’s foreword and Copernicus’s dedication to Paul III. Copernicus, On the Revolutions

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Recorded uses: DJR-075 — copernicus: Copernicus, On the Revolutions: Osiander’s foreword and Copernicus’s dedication to Paul III.; work/audit-024/sources.json — copernicus: Copernicus, On the Revolutions.

BIB-0073

Plutarch, Philopoemen 2.2, mistaken for a servant.

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Recorded uses: DJR-053 — Plutarch: Plutarch, Philopoemen 2.2, mistaken for a servant.; work/audit-016/sources.json — Plutarch: Plutarch, Philopoemen 2.2, mistaken for a servant..

BIB-0074

Plutarch, On Tranquillity of Mind, section 2, on inactivity and Achilles.

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Recorded uses: DJR-037 — Plutarch: Plutarch, On Tranquillity of Mind, section 2, on inactivity and Achilles.; work/audit-011/sources.json — Plutarch037: Plutarch, On Tranquillity of Mind, section 2, on inactivity and Achilles..

BIB-0075

Athenaeus, Deipnosophists book 1, on Philoxenus’s wish.

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Recorded uses: DJR-086 — Athenaeus: Athenaeus, Deipnosophists book 1, on Philoxenus’s wish.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 086-Athenaeus: Athenaeus, Deipnosophists book 1, on Philoxenus’s wish..

BIB-0076

Xenophon, Symposium 1.11–16, Philip the jester.

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Recorded uses: DJR-086 — Xenophon: Xenophon, Symposium 1.11–16, Philip the jester.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 086-Xenophon: Xenophon, Symposium 1.11–16, Philip the jester..

BIB-0077

Xenophon, Symposium 4.13; Critobulus on beauty’s privileges. Xenophon, Symposium 4.13

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Recorded uses: DJR-117 — xenophon: Xenophon, Symposium 4.13; Critobulus on beauty’s privileges.; work/audit-038/sources.json — 117-xenophon: Xenophon, Symposium 4.13.

BIB-0078

Xenophon, On Hunting1.1, Marchant translation; Apollo, Artemis, and Chiron. Xenophon, On Hunting1.1, Marchant translation

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Recorded uses: DJR-078 — xenophon-hunting: Xenophon, On Hunting1.1, Marchant translation; Apollo, Artemis, and Chiron.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 078-xenophon-hunting: Xenophon, On Hunting1.1, Marchant translation.

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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.