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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-035 — Hippocrates1: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 1.5: restricted diet.; DJR-084 — hippocrates: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 1.1; Francis Adams translation.; DJR-102 — Hippocrates: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 1.22, concocted and crude humours.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Hippocrates1: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 1.5: restricted diet.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 084-hippocrates: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 1.1; work/audit-033/sources.json — 102-Hippocrates: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 1.22, concocted and crude humours..

BIB-0201

Hippocrates, Aphorisms 2.10 and 2.50: nourishment and habit. Hippocrates, Aphorisms 2.38: preference and palatability.

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Recorded uses: DJR-035 — Hippocrates2: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 2.10 and 2.50: nourishment and habit.; DJR-036 — Hippocrates2: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 2.38: preference and palatability.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Hippocrates2: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 2.10 and 2.50: nourishment and habit.; work/audit-011/sources.json — Hippocrates2: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 2.38: preference and palatability..

BIB-0202

Hippocrates, Aphorisms, section 3: seasons and constitutions; Burton’s individual reference remains unspecified. Hippocrates, Aphorisms, section 3: seasons and constitutions

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Recorded uses: DJR-036 — Hippocrates3: Hippocrates, Aphorisms, section 3: seasons and constitutions; Burton’s individual reference remains unspecified.; work/audit-011/sources.json — Hippocrates3: Hippocrates, Aphorisms, section 3: seasons and constitutions.

BIB-0203

Hippocrates, Aphorisms 6.23, Francis Adams translation, Internet Classics Archive. Comparison for prolonged fear or despondency as a melancholic affection. Hippocrates, Aphorisms 6.11 and 6.21, Francis Adams’s English translation: appearance of haemorrhoids or varicose veins; comparison for Burton’s bloodletting passage. Hippocrates, Aphorisms 6.11 and 6.21, Francis Adams’s English translation

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Recorded uses: DJR-058 — Hippocrates: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 6.23, Francis Adams translation, Internet Classics Archive. Comparison for prolonged fear or despondency as a melancholic affection.; DJR-103 — Hippocrates: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 6.11 and 6.21, Francis Adams’s English translation: appearance of haemorrhoids or varicose veins; comparison for Burton’s bloodletting passage.; work/audit-018/sources.json — Hippocrates: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 6.23, Francis Adams translation, Internet Classics Archive. Comparison for prolonged fear or despondency as a melancholic affection.; work/audit-033/sources.json — 103-Hippocrates: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 6.11 and 6.21, Francis Adams’s English translation.

BIB-0204

Homer, Iliad 16, Sarpedon.

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Recorded uses: DJR-094 — iliad16: Homer, Iliad 16, Sarpedon.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 094-iliad16: Homer, Iliad 16, Sarpedon..

BIB-0205

Homer, Iliad 18, Achilles’ grief.

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Recorded uses: DJR-094 — iliad18: Homer, Iliad 18, Achilles’ grief.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 094-iliad18: Homer, Iliad 18, Achilles’ grief..

BIB-0206

Homer, Iliad 19, mourning and burial.

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Recorded uses: DJR-094 — iliad19: Homer, Iliad 19, mourning and burial.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 094-iliad19: Homer, Iliad 19, mourning and burial..

BIB-0207

Homer, Iliad 2.211–219, the portrait of Thersites; Butler translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-008 — Homer: Homer, Iliad 2.211–219, the portrait of Thersites; Butler translation..

BIB-0208

Homer, Iliad 3: Paris and Helen; Burton’s retelling compared with the closing scene. Homer, Iliad 3

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Recorded uses: DJR-115 — HomerIliad: Homer, Iliad 3: Paris and Helen; Burton’s retelling compared with the closing scene.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 115-HomerIliad: Homer, Iliad 3.

BIB-0209

Homer, Iliad, book 6. Axylus and his hospitality. Samuel Butler translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-017 — homer: Homer, Iliad, book 6. Axylus and his hospitality. Samuel Butler translation..

BIB-0210

Homer, Odyssey 11: Tityus and the two vultures. Homer, Odyssey 11

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Recorded uses: DJR-115 — HomerOdyssey: Homer, Odyssey 11: Tityus and the two vultures.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 115-HomerOdyssey: Homer, Odyssey 11.

BIB-0211

Homer, Odyssey 17, Melanthius assaults the disguised Odysseus.

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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.