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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-023 — Aristotle: Aristotle, History of Animals 1.1, D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson translation, on uniform and composite parts..

BIB-0180

Aristotle, On Longevity and Shortness of Life 5; G. R. T. Ross translation, compared for sexual expenditure and sparrows. Aristotle, On Longevity and Shortness of Life 5

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Recorded uses: DJR-072 — AristotleLongevity: Aristotle, On Longevity and Shortness of Life 5; G. R. T. Ross translation, compared for sexual expenditure and sparrows.; work/audit-023/sources.json — AristotleLongevity: Aristotle, On Longevity and Shortness of Life 5.

BIB-0181

Aristotle, Meteorology I.14; E. W. Webster translation, contextual comparison for changes between land and sea. Aristotle, Meteorology I.6–7: competing accounts of comets and ignited exhalations. Aristotle, Meteorology I.14 Aristotle, Meteorology I.6–7

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Recorded uses: DJR-073 — AristotleMeteor: Aristotle, Meteorology I.14; E. W. Webster translation, contextual comparison for changes between land and sea.; DJR-074 — aristotle: Aristotle, Meteorology I.6–7: competing accounts of comets and ignited exhalations.; work/audit-023/sources.json — AristotleMeteor: Aristotle, Meteorology I.14; work/audit-023/sources.json — aristotle: Aristotle, Meteorology I.6–7.

BIB-0182

Aristotle, Meteorology 4.2–3, E. W. Webster translation, on ripening, boiling, roasting and their imperfect counterparts.

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Recorded uses: DJR-024 — Meteorology: Aristotle, Meteorology 4.2–3, E. W. Webster translation, on ripening, boiling, roasting and their imperfect counterparts..

BIB-0183

Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 10.7–8. Ross translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-012 — aristethics: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 10.7–8. Ross translation..

BIB-0184

Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, book 3: objects of fear. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, book 3

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Recorded uses: DJR-164 — Aristotle: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, book 3: objects of fear.; work/audit-053/sources.json — 164-Aristotle: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, book 3.

BIB-0185

Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, book 6, especially chapters 3–5: intellectual virtues, making and action; W. D. Ross translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-026 — aristotle: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, book 6, especially chapters 3–5: intellectual virtues, making and action; W. D. Ross translation..

BIB-0186

Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 8.2–3, W. D. Ross translation, for comparison. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 8.1: Heraclitus and strife; Ross translation. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 8.1

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Recorded uses: DJR-109 — aristotle: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 8.2–3, W. D. Ross translation, for comparison.; DJR-112 — AristotleEthics8: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 8.1: Heraclitus and strife; Ross translation.; work/audit-035/sources.json — 109-aristotle: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 8.2–3, W. D. Ross translation, for comparison.; work/audit-036/sources.json — 112-AristotleEthics8: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 8.1.

BIB-0187

Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 9.11, friends and adversity; English text. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 9.5, W. D. Ross translation, for comparison. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 9.11, friends and adversity

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Recorded uses: DJR-083 — Aristotle: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 9.11, friends and adversity; English text.; DJR-108 — aristotle: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 9.5, W. D. Ross translation, for comparison.; work/audit-026/sources.json — 083-Aristotle: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 9.11, friends and adversity; work/audit-035/sources.json — 108-aristotle: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 9.5, W. D. Ross translation, for comparison..

BIB-0188

Aristotle, Politics 1.8–9. Natural acquisition and money-making; consulted for context, not as an exact source for Burton’s list. Internet Classics Archive.

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Recorded uses: DJR-014 — Aristotle: Aristotle, Politics 1.8–9. Natural acquisition and money-making; consulted for context, not as an exact source for Burton’s list. Internet Classics Archive..

BIB-0189

Aristotle, Politics, book 2, part VI (1265b): poverty and civil strife. Jowett translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-013 — Aristotle: Aristotle, Politics, book 2, part VI (1265b): poverty and civil strife. Jowett translation..

BIB-0190

Aristotle, Politics, book 7, chapter 16. Comparison for the marriage ages in note y. Aristotle, Politics 7.16, population and rearing of children. Aristotle Politics 7 chapter 16

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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.

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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.