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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Recorded uses: DJR-053 — Homer: Homer, Odyssey 17, Melanthius assaults the disguised Odysseus.; work/audit-016/sources.json — Homer: Homer, Odyssey 17, Melanthius assaults the disguised Odysseus..

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Homer, Odyssey 4; Helen’s drug and Polydamna. Homer, Odyssey 4. Helen’s addition to the wine; public-domain translation used for comparison. Homer, Odyssey 4 Homer, Odyssey 4. Helen’s addition to the wine

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Recorded uses: DJR-084 — homer: Homer, Odyssey 4; Helen’s drug and Polydamna.; DJR-104 — Homer: Homer, Odyssey 4. Helen’s addition to the wine; public-domain translation used for comparison.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 084-homer: Homer, Odyssey 4; work/audit-033/sources.json — 104-Homer: Homer, Odyssey 4. Helen’s addition to the wine.

BIB-0213

Plato, Apology 21b–23b: the inquiry into wisdom, Jowett translation. Plato, Apology 42a. Plato, Apology, Socrates on injury.

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Recorded uses: DJR-008 — Plato: Plato, Apology 21b–23b: the inquiry into wisdom, Jowett translation.; DJR-094 — apology: Plato, Apology 42a.; DJR-096 — plato: Plato, Apology, Socrates on injury.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 094-apology: Plato, Apology 42a.; work/audit-031/sources.json — 096-plato: Plato, Apology, Socrates on injury..

BIB-0214

Plato, Charmides, Thracian physician passage. Plato, Charmides, on treatment of body and soul; Jowett translation used for comparison. Plato, Charmides; Jowett translation used for comparison. Plato, Charmides, opening scene, trans. Benjamin Jowett; Socrates’s narration and Critias’s identification. Plato, Charmides, on treatment of body and soul Plato, Charmides Plato, Charmides, opening scene, trans. Benjamin Jowett

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Recorded uses: DJR-038 — Charmides: Plato, Charmides, Thracian physician passage.; DJR-083 — Plato: Plato, Charmides, on treatment of body and soul; Jowett translation used for comparison.; DJR-084 — plato: Plato, Charmides; Jowett translation used for comparison.; DJR-118 — Charmides: Plato, Charmides, opening scene, trans. Benjamin Jowett; Socrates’s narration and Critias’s identification.; work/audit-011/sources.json — Charmides: Plato, Charmides, Thracian physician passage.; work/audit-026/sources.json — 083-Plato: Plato, Charmides, on treatment of body and soul; work/audit-027/sources.json — 084-plato: Plato, Charmides; work/audit-038/sources.json — 118-Charmides: Plato, Charmides, opening scene, trans. Benjamin Jowett.

BIB-0215

Plato, Laws 10.885b: three beliefs underlying impiety. Plato, Laws 10.885b

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Recorded uses: DJR-162 — plato: Plato, Laws 10.885b: three beliefs underlying impiety.; work/audit-053/sources.json — 162-plato: Plato, Laws 10.885b.

BIB-0216

Plato, Laws, book 12, especially 950d–952d: foreign travel and observers of other states. Jowett translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-016 — Plato: Plato, Laws, book 12, especially 950d–952d: foreign travel and observers of other states. Jowett translation..

BIB-0217

Plato, Laws 2, 666a: wine and the image of fire added to fire. Plato, Laws book 2; age, wine and the Carthaginian rule. Plato, Laws 2.653c–654a: human toil, festivals and the gods as companions in dance. Plato, Laws 2, 666a Plato, Laws book 2 Plato, Laws 2.653c–654a

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Recorded uses: DJR-085 — plato: Plato, Laws 2, 666a: wine and the image of fire added to fire.; DJR-134 — Plato: Plato, Laws book 2; age, wine and the Carthaginian rule.; DJR-160 — plato: Plato, Laws 2.653c–654a: human toil, festivals and the gods as companions in dance.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 085-plato: Plato, Laws 2, 666a; work/audit-043/sources.json — 134-Plato: Plato, Laws book 2; work/audit-052/sources.json — 160-plato: Plato, Laws 2.653c–654a.

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Plato, Laws 5: protection owed to strangers. Plato, Laws 5

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Recorded uses: DJR-093 — Plato: Plato, Laws 5: protection owed to strangers.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 093-Plato: Plato, Laws 5.

BIB-0219

Plato, Laws, book 6; Benjamin Jowett translation. Plato, Laws 6. The discussion of marriage and family circumstances. Plato, Laws 6, penalties for remaining unmarried after thirty-five. Plato, Laws, book 6

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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.