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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Recorded uses: work/audit-002/sources.json — hippocrates: Hippocratic Letter 17 in Littré’s translation.

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Juvenal, Satire 6, in Raoul, Trois satiriques latins, vol. 1 (1842), scanned excerpt. Older edition showing mediam.

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Recorded uses: DJR-017 — juvenal-old: Juvenal, Satire 6, in Raoul, Trois satiriques latins, vol. 1 (1842), scanned excerpt. Older edition showing mediam..

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Histoire admirable d’un faux et supposé mari, early narrative reprinted in Variétés historiques et littéraires: Tily impersonates Guerre. Histoire admirable d’un faux et supposé mari, early narrative reprinted in Variétés historiques et littéraires

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Recorded uses: DJR-149 — guerre: Histoire admirable d’un faux et supposé mari, early narrative reprinted in Variétés historiques et littéraires: Tily impersonates Guerre.; work/audit-048/sources.json — 149-guerre: Histoire admirable d’un faux et supposé mari, early narrative reprinted in Variétés historiques et littéraires.

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Machiavelli, Life of Castruccio Castracani, opening; Périès translation. Machiavelli, Life of Castruccio Castracani, opening

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Recorded uses: DJR-088 — MachiavelliLife: Machiavelli, Life of Castruccio Castracani, opening; Périès translation.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 088-MachiavelliLife: Machiavelli, Life of Castruccio Castracani, opening.

BIB-0365

Richard of Saint-Victor cited by Scotus, Ordinatio, prologue, part 2.

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Recorded uses: DJR-157 — richard: Richard of Saint-Victor cited by Scotus, Ordinatio, prologue, part 2.; work/audit-051/sources.json — 157-richard: Richard of Saint-Victor cited by Scotus, Ordinatio, prologue, part 2..

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Rice University, Galileo Project: early sunspot observations. Rice University, Galileo Project

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Recorded uses: DJR-076 — sunspots: Rice University, Galileo Project: early sunspot observations.; work/audit-024/sources.json — sunspots: Rice University, Galileo Project.

BIB-0367

Rice University, Galileo Project: Scheiner and the sunspot controversy. Rice University, Galileo Project

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Recorded uses: DJR-076 — scheiner: Rice University, Galileo Project: Scheiner and the sunspot controversy.; work/audit-024/sources.json — scheiner: Rice University, Galileo Project.

BIB-0368

University of Oklahoma, Galileo’s World: Barozzi, Cosmographia (1585), and its relation to Sacrobosco.

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Recorded uses: DJR-006 — Barozzi: University of Oklahoma, Galileo’s World: Barozzi, Cosmographia (1585), and its relation to Sacrobosco..

BIB-0369

Cebes’ Tablet, §§5–6, Greek text and vocabulary, ed. Geoffrey Steadman: the drink of ignorance and error.

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Recorded uses: DJR-007 — Cebes: Cebes’ Tablet, §§5–6, Greek text and vocabulary, ed. Geoffrey Steadman: the drink of ignorance and error..

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Gratian, Decretum, Distinction 47, chapter 8, Friedberg edition, cols. 171–172: gold preferred to the sun, transmitted under Ambrose’s name; Latin text. Gratian, Decretum, Distinction 47, chapter 8, Friedberg edition, cols. 171–172

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Recorded uses: DJR-109 — Gratian: Gratian, Decretum, Distinction 47, chapter 8, Friedberg edition, cols. 171–172: gold preferred to the sun, transmitted under Ambrose’s name; Latin text.; work/audit-035/sources.json — 109-Gratian: Gratian, Decretum, Distinction 47, chapter 8, Friedberg edition, cols. 171–172.

BIB-0371

Rival Lovers 135e–137b, transmitted under Plato’s name; Greek text edited by John Burnet and English translation by W. R. M. Lamb, Perseus Digital Library text repository. Rival Lovers 135e–137b, transmitted under Plato’s name

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Recorded uses: DJR-002 — RivalLovers: Rival Lovers 135e–137b, transmitted under Plato’s name; Greek text edited by John Burnet and English translation by W. R. M. Lamb, Perseus Digital Library text repository.; work/audit-057/sources.json — 002-RivalLovers: Rival Lovers 135e–137b, transmitted under Plato’s name.

BIB-0372

Drayton, Matilda to King John; TCP A20811, 1603 volume, lines 157–160 counted in the transcription. Drayton, Matilda to King John

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Recorded uses: DJR-137 — DraytonMatilda: Drayton, Matilda to King John; TCP A20811, 1603 volume, lines 157–160 counted in the transcription.; work/audit-044/sources.json — 137-DraytonMatilda: Drayton, Matilda to King John.

BIB-0373

Gloss-e, Psalm 6:2; Hic ure, hic seca and its attribution history. Gloss-e, Psalm 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.