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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

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Recorded uses: DJR-033 — Webster: Webster’s historical definition of fusted, reproduced in the CIDE dictionary.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Webster: Webster’s historical definition of fusted, reproduced in the CIDE dictionary..

BIB-0168

Webster (1913), Fumado: salted and smoked fish.

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BIB-0169

Pliny, Natural History 31.10, Bostock and Riley translation, volume 5, page 476: river waters and cattle colour.

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Recorded uses: DJR-034 — Pliny: Pliny, Natural History 31.10, Bostock and Riley translation, volume 5, page 476: river waters and cattle colour.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Pliny: Pliny, Natural History 31.10, Bostock and Riley translation, volume 5, page 476: river waters and cattle colour..

BIB-0170

Society for Classical Studies, Academic Consolation in Pseudo-Plato’s Axiochus; classification of the dialogue. Society for Classical Studies, Academic Consolation in Pseudo-Plato’s Axiochus

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Recorded uses: DJR-069 — axiochus_study: Society for Classical Studies, Academic Consolation in Pseudo-Plato’s Axiochus; classification of the dialogue.; work/audit-022/sources.json — axiochus_study: Society for Classical Studies, Academic Consolation in Pseudo-Plato’s Axiochus.

BIB-0171

Benjamin Victor, study of the Calliopius subscription.

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BIB-0172

Aristotelian Problems 30.1, Greek text. Comparison for the discussion of Sibyls, inspiration and the temperature of black bile. Burton’s margin prints book 3.

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Recorded uses: DJR-058 — Problems: Aristotelian Problems 30.1, Greek text. Comparison for the discussion of Sibyls, inspiration and the temperature of black bile. Burton’s margin prints book 3.; work/audit-018/sources.json — Problems: Aristotelian Problems 30.1, Greek text. Comparison for the discussion of Sibyls, inspiration and the temperature of black bile. Burton’s margin prints book 3..

BIB-0173

Ausonius, Cupido cruciatus 57–65 and 94–104; Latin transcription, punishment, intercession and the ending as a nightmare. Ausonius, Cupido cruciatus 57–65 and 94–104

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Recorded uses: DJR-139 — AusoniusCupid: Ausonius, Cupido cruciatus 57–65 and 94–104; Latin transcription, punishment, intercession and the ending as a nightmare.; work/audit-045/sources.json — 139-AusoniusCupid: Ausonius, Cupido cruciatus 57–65 and 94–104.

BIB-0174

Seneca, On Benefits 3.16.3: marriage used to attract a lover. Seneca, On Benefits 3.16.3

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Recorded uses: DJR-138 — benef: Seneca, On Benefits 3.16.3: marriage used to attract a lover.; work/audit-045/sources.json — 138-benef: Seneca, On Benefits 3.16.3.

BIB-0175

Seneca, Letter 76.14; the good sword’s edge and point. Seneca, Letter 76.14

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Recorded uses: DJR-137 — Seneca: Seneca, Letter 76.14; the good sword’s edge and point.; work/audit-044/sources.json — 137-Seneca: Seneca, Letter 76.14.

BIB-0176

Seneca, Troades 345–346: Achilles’s ancestry and the three realms; Latin transcription. Seneca, Trojan Women 405–406: the chorus on death (Latin text). Seneca, Troades 345–346 Seneca, Trojan Women 405–406

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Recorded uses: DJR-113 — SenecaTroades: Seneca, Troades 345–346: Achilles’s ancestry and the three realms; Latin transcription.; DJR-154 — seneca: Seneca, Trojan Women 405–406: the chorus on death (Latin text).; work/audit-036/sources.json — 113-SenecaTroades: Seneca, Troades 345–346; work/audit-050/sources.json — 154-seneca: Seneca, Trojan Women 405–406.

BIB-0177

Aristophanes, Wealth: Poverty’s argument about work. Aristophanes, Wealth

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Recorded uses: DJR-093 — Plutus: Aristophanes, Wealth: Poverty’s argument about work.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 093-Plutus: Aristophanes, Wealth.

BIB-0178

Aristotle, On Dreams 2; Beare translation, the supposed staining of mirrors. Aristotle, On Dreams 2

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Recorded uses: DJR-120 — AristotleDreams: Aristotle, On Dreams 2; Beare translation, the supposed staining of mirrors.; work/audit-039/sources.json — 120-AristotleDreams: Aristotle, On Dreams 2.

BIB-0179

Aristotle, History of Animals 1.1, D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson translation, on uniform and composite parts.

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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.