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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-114 — Ambubaia: Lewis and Short, ambubaia, the classical flute girls.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 114-Ambubaia: Lewis and Short, ambubaia, the classical flute girls..

BIB-0234

Lewis and Short, infractus, including the late Latin sense unbroken.

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Recorded uses: DJR-114 — Infractus: Lewis and Short, infractus, including the late Latin sense unbroken.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 114-Infractus: Lewis and Short, infractus, including the late Latin sense unbroken..

BIB-0235

Science Museum Group, specimen A642502: a goat bezoar historically used as a remedy. Object description, not evidence for Burton’s claimed cures. Science Museum Group, specimen A642502

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Recorded uses: DJR-105 — bezoar: Science Museum Group, specimen A642502: a goat bezoar historically used as a remedy. Object description, not evidence for Burton’s claimed cures.; work/audit-034/sources.json — 105-bezoar: Science Museum Group, specimen A642502.

BIB-0236

Smithsonian catalogue, engraved prints from the de Bry America series.

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Recorded uses: DJR-081 — De Bry: Smithsonian catalogue, engraved prints from the de Bry America series.; work/audit-026/sources.json — 081-De Bry: Smithsonian catalogue, engraved prints from the de Bry America series..

BIB-0237

Westminster School Archives, Gunter biography and works; Canon Triangulorum 1620. Westminster School Archives, Gunter biography and works

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Recorded uses: DJR-082 — Gunter tables: Westminster School Archives, Gunter biography and works; Canon Triangulorum 1620.; work/audit-026/sources.json — 082-Gunter tables: Westminster School Archives, Gunter biography and works.

BIB-0238

John of Salisbury, Policraticus 5.10: lawyers, Charon, fees, and deceptive virtue. Dickinson translation. John of Salisbury, Policraticus 5.10, John Dickinson translation, 1927; bribery and the leaden hearts of court officials. Policraticus 5.10

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Recorded uses: DJR-013 — Salisbury: John of Salisbury, Policraticus 5.10: lawyers, Charon, fees, and deceptive virtue. Dickinson translation.; DJR-049 — Policraticus: John of Salisbury, Policraticus 5.10, John Dickinson translation, 1927; bribery and the leaden hearts of court officials.; work/audit-015/sources.json — Policraticus: Policraticus 5.10.

BIB-0239

University of North Georgia, literary place-name index: Noremberga/Norumbega. University of North Georgia, literary place-name index

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Recorded uses: DJR-073 — norumbega: University of North Georgia, literary place-name index: Noremberga/Norumbega.; work/audit-023/sources.json — norumbega: University of North Georgia, literary place-name index.

BIB-0240

Horace, Epistles 2.2.200.

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Recorded uses: DJR-095 — horep2: Horace, Epistles 2.2.200.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 095-horep2: Horace, Epistles 2.2.200..

BIB-0241

Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 13.11.1, Latin text. The title of Varro’s satire supplies the comparison for the evening proverb; Burton’s exact intermediary is not identified. Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 13.11.1, Latin text. The title of Varro’s satire supplies the comparison for the evening proverb

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Recorded uses: DJR-057 — Gellius: Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 13.11.1, Latin text. The title of Varro’s satire supplies the comparison for the evening proverb; Burton’s exact intermediary is not identified.; work/audit-018/sources.json — Gellius: Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 13.11.1, Latin text. The title of Varro’s satire supplies the comparison for the evening proverb.

BIB-0242

Prudentius, Against Symmachus 2.862–881.

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Recorded uses: DJR-157 — prudentius: Prudentius, Against Symmachus 2.862–881.; work/audit-051/sources.json — 157-prudentius: Prudentius, Against Symmachus 2.862–881..

BIB-0243

Apuleius, Apologia 64.1–2, Latin text at Dickinson College Commentaries; compared with Burton’s adapted marginal curse. Apuleius, Apologia 64.1–2, Latin text at Dickinson College Commentaries

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Recorded uses: DJR-062 — Apuleius: Apuleius, Apologia 64.1–2, Latin text at Dickinson College Commentaries; compared with Burton’s adapted marginal curse.; work/audit-019/sources.json — Apuleius: Apuleius, Apologia 64.1–2, Latin text at Dickinson College Commentaries.

BIB-0244

Pliny the Younger, Letters 7.27: the Athenian haunted house and nocturnal hair cutting; Latin text, Dickinson College Commentaries. Pliny the Younger, Letters 7.27: the Athenian haunted house and nocturnal hair cutting

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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.