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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Bibliography and Comparison Resources

The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

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Recorded uses: DJR-153 — Maximus27: Maximus of Tyre, Dissertation XXVII, Thomas Taylor translation (1804): intermediary spirits and their beneficent duties; Greek, Latin and Burton’s complete numbering uncollated.; work/audit-050/sources.json — 153-Maximus27: Maximus of Tyre, Dissertation XXVII, Thomas Taylor translation (1804).

BIB-0330

Maximus of Tyre, Discourse 8, in Thomas Taylor’s public-domain translation, for comparison of the argument.

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Recorded uses: DJR-107 — maximus: Maximus of Tyre, Discourse 8, in Thomas Taylor’s public-domain translation, for comparison of the argument.; work/audit-034/sources.json — 107-maximus: Maximus of Tyre, Discourse 8, in Thomas Taylor’s public-domain translation, for comparison of the argument..

BIB-0331

Bacon, Of Marriage and Single Life; Scott edition transcription, childless benefactors and qualifications about unmarried men. Bacon, Of Marriage and Single Life, wives and the three ages. Bacon, Of Marriage and Single Life

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Recorded uses: DJR-138 — BaconMarriage: Bacon, Of Marriage and Single Life; Scott edition transcription, childless benefactors and qualifications about unmarried men.; DJR-142 — Bacon: Bacon, Of Marriage and Single Life, wives and the three ages.; work/audit-045/sources.json — 138-BaconMarriage: Bacon, Of Marriage and Single Life; work/audit-046/sources.json — 142-Bacon: Bacon, Of Marriage and Single Life, wives and the three ages..

BIB-0332

Bacon, Of Parents and Children; Scott edition transcription, memory, achievement and the legacy of childless people. Bacon, Of Parents and Children

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Recorded uses: DJR-138 — BaconParents: Bacon, Of Parents and Children; Scott edition transcription, memory, achievement and the legacy of childless people.; work/audit-045/sources.json — 138-BaconParents: Bacon, Of Parents and Children.

BIB-0333

Herodotus, Histories 6.60: hereditary occupations in Sparta and Egypt. Rawlinson translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-016 — Herodotus: Herodotus, Histories 6.60: hereditary occupations in Sparta and Egypt. Rawlinson translation..

BIB-0334

Chaucer, The Parliament of Fowls 342–343: swan and owl. Chaucer, The Parliament of Fowls 342–343

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Recorded uses: DJR-144 — chaucer-birds: Chaucer, The Parliament of Fowls 342–343: swan and owl.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 144-chaucer-birds: Chaucer, The Parliament of Fowls 342–343.

BIB-0335

William Harvey, On the Motion of the Heart and Blood, introduction, Robert Willis translation, for the vessel name arteria venosa. William Harvey, On the Motion of the Heart and Blood, introduction, Robert Willis translation, for arteria venosa and historical cardiopulmonary terminology.

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Recorded uses: DJR-023 — Harvey: William Harvey, On the Motion of the Heart and Blood, introduction, Robert Willis translation, for the vessel name arteria venosa.; DJR-024 — Harvey: William Harvey, On the Motion of the Heart and Blood, introduction, Robert Willis translation, for arteria venosa and historical cardiopulmonary terminology..

BIB-0336

Aesop, Hercules and the Waggoner, Townsend 1867: later comparison witness, not Burton’s established version. Aesop, Hercules and the Waggoner, Townsend 1867

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Recorded uses: DJR-068 — AesopTownsend: Aesop, Hercules and the Waggoner, Townsend 1867: later comparison witness, not Burton’s established version.; work/audit-021/sources.json — AesopTownsend: Aesop, Hercules and the Waggoner, Townsend 1867.

BIB-0337

Euripides, Orestes 395–396: Menelaus and Orestes on conscience. Euripides, Orestes 395–396

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Recorded uses: DJR-164 — Euripides: Euripides, Orestes 395–396: Menelaus and Orestes on conscience.; work/audit-053/sources.json — 164-Euripides: Euripides, Orestes 395–396.

BIB-0338

Wiktionary, intention, obsolete sense of tension or strain, illustrated by this Burton passage; lexical sense checked. Wiktionary, intention, obsolete sense of tension or strain, illustrated by this Burton passage

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Recorded uses: DJR-064 — Intention: Wiktionary, intention, obsolete sense of tension or strain, illustrated by this Burton passage; lexical sense checked.; work/audit-020/sources.json — Intention: Wiktionary, intention, obsolete sense of tension or strain, illustrated by this Burton passage.

BIB-0339

NASA Earth from Space, Aral Sea image record STS51F-36-59; river drainage compared with Burton’s Caspian conjecture. NASA Earth from Space, Aral Sea image record STS51F-36-59

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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.