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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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English Introduction · Branch 1300 of 1495

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The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1300

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Recorded uses: DJR-145 — Philostratus37: Philostratus, Letters 37; Greek transcription, Venus’s noisy sandal and the praise of bare feet.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 145-Philostratus37: Philostratus, Letters 37.

BIB-0278

Problems 30.1, opening at 953a, collection attributed to Aristotle; Greek text from Bekker transcribed at Wikisource. Opening question compared. Problems 30.1

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Recorded uses: DJR-064 — AristotleProblems: Problems 30.1, opening at 953a, collection attributed to Aristotle; Greek text from Bekker transcribed at Wikisource. Opening question compared.; work/audit-020/sources.json — AristotleProblems: Problems 30.1.

BIB-0279

Louis A. Barbé, Margaret of Scotland and the Dauphin Louis, pp. 119–120, earlier testimony and chronological discussion.

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Recorded uses: DJR-110 — Margaret: Louis A. Barbé, Margaret of Scotland and the Dauphin Louis, pp. 119–120, earlier testimony and chronological discussion.; work/audit-035/sources.json — 110-Margaret: Louis A. Barbé, Margaret of Scotland and the Dauphin Louis, pp. 119–120, earlier testimony and chronological discussion..

BIB-0280

Cicero, Letters to Friends 10.27, historical Latin edition: all sensible men prefer death to slavery.

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Recorded uses: DJR-052 — Cicero Lepidus: Cicero, Letters to Friends 10.27, historical Latin edition: all sensible men prefer death to slavery.; work/audit-016/sources.json — Cicero Lepidus: Cicero, Letters to Friends 10.27, historical Latin edition: all sensible men prefer death to slavery..

BIB-0281

Heliodorus, Ethiopian Story, book 4, Persinna’s letter.

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Recorded uses: DJR-039 — Heliodorus: Heliodorus, Ethiopian Story, book 4, Persinna’s letter.; work/audit-012/sources.json — Heliodorus: Heliodorus, Ethiopian Story, book 4, Persinna’s letter..

BIB-0282

Paul the Deacon, History of the Lombards 2.5: Sophia and Narses, with the editor’s note on Justin II.

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Recorded uses: DJR-051 — Paul: Paul the Deacon, History of the Lombards 2.5: Sophia and Narses, with the editor’s note on Justin II.; work/audit-016/sources.json — Paul: Paul the Deacon, History of the Lombards 2.5: Sophia and Narses, with the editor’s note on Justin II..

BIB-0283

Giovio’s eulogy of Reuchlin, consulted in Gragg’s translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-040 — Giovio: Giovio’s eulogy of Reuchlin, consulted in Gragg’s translation.; work/audit-012/sources.json — Giovio: Giovio’s eulogy of Reuchlin, consulted in Gragg’s translation..

BIB-0284

Heinsius, 1601 love emblems 2, 4, 5 and 9, Utrecht edition.

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Recorded uses: DJR-128 — heinsius: Heinsius, 1601 love emblems 2, 4, 5 and 9, Utrecht edition.; work/audit-041/sources.json — 128-heinsius: Heinsius, 1601 love emblems 2, 4, 5 and 9, Utrecht edition..

BIB-0285

Otto Vaenius, Amorum emblemata (1608), emblem 100; parallel quotation, not an established intermediary. Otto Vaenius, Amorum emblemata (1608), emblem 100

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Recorded uses: DJR-130 — Vaenius: Otto Vaenius, Amorum emblemata (1608), emblem 100; parallel quotation, not an established intermediary.; work/audit-042/sources.json — 130-Vaenius: Otto Vaenius, Amorum emblemata (1608), emblem 100.

BIB-0286

Vaenius, Amorum emblemata, 1608, emblem 49.

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Recorded uses: DJR-128 — vaenius: Vaenius, Amorum emblemata, 1608, emblem 49.; work/audit-041/sources.json — 128-vaenius: Vaenius, Amorum emblemata, 1608, emblem 49..

BIB-0287

Kyd, The Spanish Tragedy 1.3, Viceroy’s speech: a parallel for three Latin lines, not evidence of direct borrowing. Kyd, The Spanish Tragedy 1.3, Viceroy’s speech

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Recorded uses: DJR-092 — Kyd: Kyd, The Spanish Tragedy 1.3, Viceroy’s speech: a parallel for three Latin lines, not evidence of direct borrowing.; work/audit-029/sources.json — 092-Kyd: Kyd, The Spanish Tragedy 1.3, Viceroy’s speech.

BIB-0288

EMoBookTrade, Plantin commercial catalogue M296, f. 4v, item 80: Simon e Tovar and the 1586 book on compound medicines. EMoBookTrade, Plantin commercial catalogue M296, f. 4v, item 80

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Recorded uses: DJR-101 — tovar: EMoBookTrade, Plantin commercial catalogue M296, f. 4v, item 80: Simon e Tovar and the 1586 book on compound medicines.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 101-tovar: EMoBookTrade, Plantin commercial catalogue M296, f. 4v, item 80.

BIB-0289

EMoBookTrade, Plantin catalogue M296, f. 9v, item 14: Jacques Grévin, De venenis, Antwerp 1571; probable author identification. EMoBookTrade, Plantin catalogue M296, f. 9v, item 14

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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.