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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

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Recorded uses: DJR-054 — chaucer: Chaucer, The Squire’s Tale, line 496: weeping into water.; work/audit-017/sources.json — chaucer: Chaucer, The Squire’s Tale, line 496.

BIB-0159

Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 4–6: five marriages since the age of twelve; original text consulted. Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue, lines 465–466 and 615–616; quotation variants. Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 257–260. Harvard text and glosses. Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 227–228 and Tale 873–880. Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 487–488, with surrounding context. Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 4–6 Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue, lines 465–466 and 615–616

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Recorded uses: DJR-115 — Chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 4–6: five marriages since the age of twelve; original text consulted.; DJR-116 — chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue, lines 465–466 and 615–616; quotation variants.; DJR-123 — Chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 257–260. Harvard text and glosses.; DJR-125 — Chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 227–228 and Tale 873–880.; DJR-145 — chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 487–488, with surrounding context.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 115-Chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 4–6; work/audit-037/sources.json — 116-chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue, lines 465–466 and 615–616; work/audit-040/sources.json — 123-Chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 257–260. Harvard text and glosses.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 125-Chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 227–228 and Tale 873–880.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 145-chaucer: Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue 487–488, with surrounding context..

BIB-0160

The American Cyclopædia, Hake: the dried fish called poor John.

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Recorded uses: DJR-034 — Poor-John: The American Cyclopædia, Hake: the dried fish called poor John.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Poor-John: The American Cyclopædia, Hake: the dried fish called poor John..

BIB-0161

China Bibliography, Trigault and Ricci, De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas. Confirms a 1616 Lyon edition; the claim about begging remains uncollated.

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Recorded uses: DJR-014 — Ricci Trigault: China Bibliography, Trigault and Ricci, De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas. Confirms a 1616 Lyon edition; the claim about begging remains uncollated..

BIB-0162

Johannes Tinctoris, Proportionale musices, at Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum: indexed Latin definitions of superbipartiens tertias and quintas used for the ratios; the direct link now redirects to the archive notice. Johannes Tinctoris, Proportionale musices, at Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum

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Recorded uses: DJR-061 — Tinctoris: Johannes Tinctoris, Proportionale musices, at Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum: indexed Latin definitions of superbipartiens tertias and quintas used for the ratios; the direct link now redirects to the archive notice.; work/audit-019/sources.json — Tinctoris: Johannes Tinctoris, Proportionale musices, at Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum.

BIB-0163

Philostratus, Heroicus 16.1–2. Protesilaus as healer and adviser to lovers.

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Recorded uses: DJR-139 — heroicus: Philostratus, Heroicus 16.1–2. Protesilaus as healer and adviser to lovers.; work/audit-045/sources.json — 139-heroicus: Philostratus, Heroicus 16.1–2. Protesilaus as healer and adviser to lovers..

BIB-0164

NLM historical collection: Santorio’s Ars de statica medicina (1614).

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Recorded uses: DJR-035 — Santorio: NLM historical collection: Santorio’s Ars de statica medicina (1614).; work/audit-010/sources.json — Santorio: NLM historical collection: Santorio’s Ars de statica medicina (1614)..

BIB-0165

George Chapman, continuation of Hero and Leander, Fifth Sestiad 43–44; personified Music and dancing Air. George Chapman, continuation of Hero and Leander, Fifth Sestiad 43–44

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Recorded uses: DJR-118 — Chapman5: George Chapman, continuation of Hero and Leander, Fifth Sestiad 43–44; personified Music and dancing Air.; work/audit-038/sources.json — 118-Chapman5: George Chapman, continuation of Hero and Leander, Fifth Sestiad 43–44.

BIB-0166

Psalm 94:1; check on the printed marginal reference 44.1. Psalm 94:1

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Recorded uses: DJR-028 — Psalm94: Psalm 94:1; check on the printed marginal reference 44.1.; work/audit-008/sources.json — Psalm94: Psalm 94:1.

BIB-0167

Webster’s historical definition of fusted, reproduced in the CIDE dictionary.

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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.