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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. 1287

Recorded uses: DJR-004 — Gowland: Angus Gowland, introduction to Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (Penguin, 2023 paperback), p. xxii; publisher’s preview.; DJR-015 — Faded note: 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.; DJR-170 — latin-witness: Burton, Democritus Junior ad Librum suum, Latin text in the Penguin sample; secondary witness for obscured words only. No modern translation taken from it.; work/audit-002/sources.json — penguin: Penguin sample with a comparable interpretation of stulti; work/audit-055/sources.json — 170-latin-witness: Burton, Democritus Junior ad Librum suum, Latin text in the Penguin sample; work/audit-056/sources.json — 170-latin-witness: Burton, Democritus Junior ad Librum suum, Latin text in the Penguin sample.

BIB-0152

Folger, Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts, Robert Burton: Philosophaster manuscripts and performance date.

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Recorded uses: DJR-050 — Folger: Folger, Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts, Robert Burton: Philosophaster manuscripts and performance date.; work/audit-015/sources.json — Folger: Folger, Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts, Robert Burton: Philosophaster manuscripts and performance date..

BIB-0153

Folger, Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts, Harington, The Author to his wife, HrJ 53.5: edition numbering and later manuscript witness; catalogue evidence. Folger, Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts, Harington, The Author to his wife, HrJ 53.5

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Recorded uses: DJR-086 — harington-catalogue: Folger, Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts, Harington, The Author to his wife, HrJ 53.5: edition numbering and later manuscript witness; catalogue evidence.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 086-harington-catalogue: Folger, Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts, Harington, The Author to his wife, HrJ 53.5.

BIB-0154

University of Granada / Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes: Gómez Miedes, De sale, 1572. University of Granada / Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

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Recorded uses: DJR-077 — gomesius: University of Granada / Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes: Gómez Miedes, De sale, 1572.; work/audit-024/sources.json — gomesius: University of Granada / Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.

BIB-0155

Fulke, Ouranomachia (1571), introduction: adaptation of an incomplete earlier work, Utah State Latin Lab translation, PDF pp. 2–4. Fulke, Ouranomachia (1571), introduction

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Recorded uses: DJR-080 — fulke-intro: Fulke, Ouranomachia (1571), introduction: adaptation of an incomplete earlier work, Utah State Latin Lab translation, PDF pp. 2–4.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 080-fulke-intro: Fulke, Ouranomachia (1571), introduction.

BIB-0156

Chaucer, General Prologue 443–444, the Physician and gold.

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Recorded uses: DJR-100 — chaucer: Chaucer, General Prologue 443–444, the Physician and gold.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 100-chaucer: Chaucer, General Prologue 443–444, the Physician and gold..

BIB-0157

Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale I.1077–1079; Palamon’s first sight. Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale 1361–1366. Chaucer, Knight’s Tale I.1035–1039: Emily. Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale I.2805–2810; Arcite’s death. Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale 3099–3100, the closing wish. Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale I.1077–1079 Chaucer, Knight’s Tale I.1035–1039 Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale I.2805–2810

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Recorded uses: DJR-119 — chaucer: Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale I.1077–1079; Palamon’s first sight.; DJR-126 — chaucer: Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale 1361–1366.; DJR-129 — Chaucer: Chaucer, Knight’s Tale I.1035–1039: Emily.; DJR-130 — Chaucer: Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale I.2805–2810; Arcite’s death.; DJR-143 — Chaucer Knight: Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale 3099–3100, the closing wish.; work/audit-038/sources.json — 119-chaucer: Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale I.1077–1079; work/audit-041/sources.json — 126-chaucer: Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale 1361–1366.; work/audit-042/sources.json — 129-Chaucer: Chaucer, Knight’s Tale I.1035–1039; work/audit-042/sources.json — 130-Chaucer: Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale I.2805–2810; work/audit-046/sources.json — 143-Chaucer Knight: Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale 3099–3100, the closing wish..

BIB-0158

Chaucer, The Squire’s Tale, line 496: weeping into water. Chaucer, The Squire’s Tale, line 496

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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.