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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. 1285

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Recorded uses: DJR-073 — donne: Folger catalogue: Donne, Ignatius His Conclave, 1626 English edition.; work/audit-023/sources.json — donne: Folger catalogue.

BIB-0132

Folger catalogue, John Howson’s sermon of 4 December 1597, printed by Arnold Hatfield, STC 13881. Bibliographic comparison only.

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Recorded uses: DJR-048 — Howson: Folger catalogue, John Howson’s sermon of 4 December 1597, printed by Arnold Hatfield, STC 13881. Bibliographic comparison only.; work/audit-015/sources.json — Howson: Folger catalogue, John Howson’s sermon of 4 December 1597, printed by Arnold Hatfield, STC 13881. Bibliographic comparison only..

BIB-0133

Folger catalogue: Varchi, The Blazon of Jealousie, translated by R. T. (Robert Tofte), 1615. Bibliographical identification. Folger catalogue

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Recorded uses: DJR-144 — varchi: Folger catalogue: Varchi, The Blazon of Jealousie, translated by R. T. (Robert Tofte), 1615. Bibliographical identification.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 144-varchi: Folger catalogue.

BIB-0134

New York Academy of Medicine catalogue: 1586 Gynaeciorum, listing Cleopatra among contributors; used only to identify the bibliographical tradition, not an author’s personal identity. New York Academy of Medicine catalogue

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Recorded uses: DJR-062 — Gynaeciorum: New York Academy of Medicine catalogue: 1586 Gynaeciorum, listing Cleopatra among contributors; used only to identify the bibliographical tradition, not an author’s personal identity.; work/audit-019/sources.json — Gynaeciorum: New York Academy of Medicine catalogue.

BIB-0135

Bibliothèque nationale de France, authority record for Jan Dubravius and his De piscinis.

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Recorded uses: DJR-078 — dubravius: Bibliothèque nationale de France, authority record for Jan Dubravius and his De piscinis.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 078-dubravius: Bibliothèque nationale de France, authority record for Jan Dubravius and his De piscinis..

BIB-0136

Catalogue evidence: Marsilio Cagnati, Latin name Marsilius Cagnatus. Catalogue evidence

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Recorded uses: DJR-156 — cagnati: Catalogue evidence: Marsilio Cagnati, Latin name Marsilius Cagnatus.; work/audit-051/sources.json — 156-cagnati: Catalogue evidence.

BIB-0137

Bibliothèque nationale de France catalogue; Leo Suavius as a pseudonym of Jacques Gohory. Bibliothèque nationale de France catalogue: Leo Suavius as Jacques Gohory’s pseudonym. Bibliothèque nationale de France catalogue

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Recorded uses: DJR-028 — Gohory: Bibliothèque nationale de France catalogue; Leo Suavius as a pseudonym of Jacques Gohory.; DJR-073 — gohory: Bibliothèque nationale de France catalogue: Leo Suavius as Jacques Gohory’s pseudonym.; work/audit-008/sources.json — Gohory: Bibliothèque nationale de France catalogue; work/audit-023/sources.json — gohory: Bibliothèque nationale de France catalogue.

BIB-0138

Eton catalogue, 1633 Declaration of Sports reprinting James I’s 1618 proclamation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-080 — sports: Eton catalogue, 1633 Declaration of Sports reprinting James I’s 1618 proclamation.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 080-sports: Eton catalogue, 1633 Declaration of Sports reprinting James I’s 1618 proclamation..

BIB-0139

Augustine, Confessions 1.16.22: language and the wine of error. English translation consulted for context.

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Recorded uses: DJR-018 — Augustine: Augustine, Confessions 1.16.22: language and the wine of error. English translation consulted for context..

BIB-0140

Chrysostom, On Repentance, PG 49.311–312. The king of Nineveh, sackcloth and ashes.

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Recorded uses: DJR-168 — Chrysostom: Chrysostom, On Repentance, PG 49.311–312. The king of Nineveh, sackcloth and ashes.; work/audit-055/sources.json — 168-Chrysostom: Chrysostom, On Repentance, PG 49.311–312. The king of Nineveh, sackcloth and ashes..

BIB-0141

Chrysostom, On Repentance, Homily 8.1, PG 49.336–337, English translation: ark and church; numbering and final animal pair differ from Burton. Chrysostom, On Repentance, Homily 8.1, PG 49.336–337, English translation

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1285

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.