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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

p. 1298

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Recorded uses: DJR-062 — Furetiere: Furetière, Dictionnaire universel (1690), abdomen entry reproduced by Le Robert; historical lexical comparison for mirach. Entry read in the indexed excerpt; the direct page returned an access error.; work/audit-019/sources.json — Furetiere: Furetière, Dictionnaire universel (1690), abdomen entry reproduced by Le Robert.

BIB-0257

Heidelberg catalogue, Vatican Pal. lat. 193, item 15, ff. 182r–183v: De substantia dilectionis as a compilation from Hugh of Saint Victor, including Institutiones in Decalogum 4. Heidelberg catalogue, Vatican Pal. lat. 193, item 15, ff. 182r–183v

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Recorded uses: DJR-109 — Hugh: Heidelberg catalogue, Vatican Pal. lat. 193, item 15, ff. 182r–183v: De substantia dilectionis as a compilation from Hugh of Saint Victor, including Institutiones in Decalogum 4.; work/audit-035/sources.json — 109-Hugh: Heidelberg catalogue, Vatican Pal. lat. 193, item 15, ff. 182r–183v.

BIB-0258

Acta Sanctorum, January I, pp. 362–363, Lucian account headed Ex Ruffino, et mss.: facsimile verifies Auctor nobis de Deo Deus est in the Latin tradition; Burton’s immediate edition untraced. Acta Sanctorum, January I, pp. 362–363, Lucian account headed Ex Ruffino, et mss.

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Recorded uses: DJR-152 — LucianActa: Acta Sanctorum, January I, pp. 362–363, Lucian account headed Ex Ruffino, et mss.: facsimile verifies Auctor nobis de Deo Deus est in the Latin tradition; Burton’s immediate edition untraced.; work/audit-049/sources.json — 152-LucianActa: Acta Sanctorum, January I, pp. 362–363, Lucian account headed Ex Ruffino, et mss..

BIB-0259

BSB catalogue bsb11730939: Schoppe, Scaliger hypobolimaeus, Mainz 1607; probable De Burdonum familia identification. Bavarian State Library catalogue bsb11730939

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Recorded uses: DJR-110 — Schoppe: BSB catalogue bsb11730939: Schoppe, Scaliger hypobolimaeus, Mainz 1607; probable De Burdonum familia identification.; work/audit-035/sources.json — 110-Schoppe: Bavarian State Library catalogue bsb11730939.

BIB-0260

Semonides of Amorgos, poem 7; Diane Arnson Svarlien’s English translation, concluding attack and the untroubled-day claim. Semonides of Amorgos, poem 7

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Recorded uses: DJR-138 — Semonides7: Semonides of Amorgos, poem 7; Diane Arnson Svarlien’s English translation, concluding attack and the untroubled-day claim.; work/audit-045/sources.json — 138-Semonides7: Semonides of Amorgos, poem 7.

BIB-0261

Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 10.18; Artemisia’s mourning. Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 10.18

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Recorded uses: DJR-130 — Gellius: Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 10.18; Artemisia’s mourning.; work/audit-042/sources.json — 130-Gellius: Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights 10.18.

BIB-0262

Angus Gowland, “As Hunters find their Game by the Trace”: Reading to Discover in The Anatomy of Melancholy, note 25: identification of Lazzarelli, Crater Hermetis 27.1. Scholarly attribution; the primary text has not yet been collated. Angus Gowland, “As Hunters find their Game by the Trace”

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Recorded uses: DJR-021 — GowlandLazzarelli: Angus Gowland, “As Hunters find their Game by the Trace”: Reading to Discover in The Anatomy of Melancholy, note 25: identification of Lazzarelli, Crater Hermetis 27.1. Scholarly attribution; the primary text has not yet been collated.; work/audit-006/sources.json — GowlandLazzarelli: Angus Gowland, “As Hunters find their Game by the Trace”.

BIB-0263

Angus Gowland, As Hunters find their Game by the Trace: Reading to Discover in The Anatomy of Melancholy, accepted manuscript p. 12 and nn. 44–47: Foxe transmission lead, not directly collated here. Angus Gowland, As Hunters find their Game by the Trace

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Recorded uses: DJR-156 — GowlandTrace: Angus Gowland, As Hunters find their Game by the Trace: Reading to Discover in The Anatomy of Melancholy, accepted manuscript p. 12 and nn. 44–47: Foxe transmission lead, not directly collated here.; work/audit-051/sources.json — 156-GowlandTrace: Angus Gowland, As Hunters find their Game by the Trace.

BIB-0264

UCL thesis, Aristides and lyric quotation, discussion of Oration 31 (11), p. 126.

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Recorded uses: DJR-095 — aristides: UCL thesis, Aristides and lyric quotation, discussion of Oration 31 (11), p. 126.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 095-aristides: UCL thesis, Aristides and lyric quotation, discussion of Oration 31 (11), p. 126..

BIB-0265

University of Zurich, Camposanto project, Dallington record: bibliographical check for the Survey of Tuscany (1605; describing 1596).

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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.

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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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