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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. 1286

Recorded uses: DJR-166 — ChrysostomRep8: Chrysostom, On Repentance, Homily 8.1, PG 49.336–337, English translation: ark and church; numbering and final animal pair differ from Burton.; work/audit-054/sources.json — 166-ChrysostomRep8: Chrysostom, On Repentance, Homily 8.1, PG 49.336–337, English translation.

BIB-0142

Augustine, Letter 155.4.13: good and bad loves and conduct. Augustine, Letter 155.4.13

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Recorded uses: DJR-152 — augustine: Augustine, Letter 155.4.13: good and bad loves and conduct.; work/audit-049/sources.json — 152-augustine: Augustine, Letter 155.4.13.

BIB-0143

That Idols Are Not Gods, section 7, traditionally attributed to Cyprian.

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Recorded uses: DJR-153 — cyprian: That Idols Are Not Gods, section 7, traditionally attributed to Cyprian.; work/audit-050/sources.json — 153-cyprian: That Idols Are Not Gods, section 7, traditionally attributed to Cyprian..

BIB-0144

Erasmus, Praise of Folly, English translation, Folly’s satire of divines: Christ as a gourd and killing a thousand men versus stitching a shoe on the Sabbath; contextual parallel. Erasmus, Praise of Folly, English translation, Folly’s satire of divines

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Recorded uses: DJR-160 — ErasmusFolly: Erasmus, Praise of Folly, English translation, Folly’s satire of divines: Christ as a gourd and killing a thousand men versus stitching a shoe on the Sabbath; contextual parallel.; work/audit-052/sources.json — 160-ErasmusFolly: Erasmus, Praise of Folly, English translation, Folly’s satire of divines.

BIB-0145

Book of Common Prayer 1559, Morning Prayer: the penitential sentence resembling Burton’s Ezekiel quotation. Book of Common Prayer 1559, Morning Prayer

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Recorded uses: DJR-166 — prayerbook: Book of Common Prayer 1559, Morning Prayer: the penitential sentence resembling Burton’s Ezekiel quotation.; work/audit-054/sources.json — 166-prayerbook: Book of Common Prayer 1559, Morning Prayer.

BIB-0146

Lactantius, Divine Institutes 4.28, English translation: distinction by the object of worship; contextual evidence, not an identification of Burton’s maxim. Lactantius, Divine Institutes 4.28, English translation

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Recorded uses: DJR-157 — Lactantius428: Lactantius, Divine Institutes 4.28, English translation: distinction by the object of worship; contextual evidence, not an identification of Burton’s maxim.; work/audit-051/sources.json — 157-Lactantius428: Lactantius, Divine Institutes 4.28, English translation.

BIB-0147

Philo, The Special Laws 1.207: the winged soul and heavenly host. Philo, The Special Laws 1.207

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Recorded uses: DJR-152 — philo: Philo, The Special Laws 1.207: the winged soul and heavenly host.; work/audit-049/sources.json — 152-philo: Philo, The Special Laws 1.207.

BIB-0148

Dionysius, The Divine Names, chapter 4, C. E. Rolt translation, for comparison.

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Recorded uses: DJR-108 — dionysius: Dionysius, The Divine Names, chapter 4, C. E. Rolt translation, for comparison.; work/audit-035/sources.json — 108-dionysius: Dionysius, The Divine Names, chapter 4, C. E. Rolt translation, for comparison..

BIB-0149

Augustine, exposition of Psalm 104 (105), sections 11–13: contextual comparison only

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Recorded uses: work/audit-030/sources.json — 093-Augustine-Joseph: Augustine, exposition of Psalm 104 (105), sections 11–13: contextual comparison only.

BIB-0150

Catalogue collectif de France: Heinsius, Hercules tuam fidem, 1608. Catalogue collectif de France

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Recorded uses: DJR-076 — heinsius: Catalogue collectif de France: Heinsius, Hercules tuam fidem, 1608.; work/audit-024/sources.json — heinsius: Catalogue collectif de France.

BIB-0151

Angus Gowland, introduction to Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (Penguin, 2023 paperback), p. xxii; publisher’s preview. Robert Burton, Democritus to the Reader, Penguin sample. Supporting transcription for the faded word in the Archimedes note only; the 1651 McGill scan remains the base text. Burton, Democritus Junior ad Librum suum, Latin text in the Penguin sample; secondary witness for obscured words only. No modern translation taken from it. Penguin sample with a comparable interpretation of stulti Burton, Democritus Junior ad Librum suum, Latin text in the Penguin sample

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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.