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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. 1309

Recorded uses: DJR-127 — jonson: Ben Jonson, The Forest 6, in the 1692 text.; work/audit-041/sources.json — 127-jonson: Ben Jonson, The Forest 6, in the 1692 text..

BIB-0385

Hermes Trismegistus, Divine Pymander 9.77–79 in Everard’s 1650 English translation; warning about childlessness addressed to Asclepius. Hermes Trismegistus, Divine Pymander 9.77–79 in Everard’s 1650 English translation

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Recorded uses: DJR-143 — HermesEverard: Hermes Trismegistus, Divine Pymander 9.77–79 in Everard’s 1650 English translation; warning about childlessness addressed to Asclepius.; work/audit-046/sources.json — 143-HermesEverard: Hermes Trismegistus, Divine Pymander 9.77–79 in Everard’s 1650 English translation.

BIB-0386

Erasmus Adages title index, based on the 1703 edition: IV.7.41, no. 3641, Calicum remiges; III.10.97, no. 2997, Insania non omnibus eadem. Index evidence only. Erasmus Adages title index: II.5.47, no. 1447, the Mercury and wood proverb. Index evidence only. Erasmus Adages index

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Recorded uses: DJR-045 — ErasmusIndex: Erasmus Adages title index, based on the 1703 edition: IV.7.41, no. 3641, Calicum remiges; III.10.97, no. 2997, Insania non omnibus eadem. Index evidence only.; DJR-047 — ErasmusIndex: Erasmus Adages title index: II.5.47, no. 1447, the Mercury and wood proverb. Index evidence only.; work/audit-014/sources.json — ErasmusIndex: Erasmus Adages index.

BIB-0387

Humanistica Helvetica, Latin texts: Zwingli, Christianae fidei expositio (1536), fol. 27r; Gwalther, Apologia pro Zwinglio (1545), fol. 56r; salvation of virtuous pagans through grace. Humanistica Helvetica, Latin texts

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Recorded uses: DJR-168 — ZwingliGwalther: Humanistica Helvetica, Latin texts: Zwingli, Christianae fidei expositio (1536), fol. 27r; Gwalther, Apologia pro Zwinglio (1545), fol. 56r; salvation of virtuous pagans through grace.; work/audit-055/sources.json — 168-ZwingliGwalther: Humanistica Helvetica, Latin texts.

BIB-0388

Hippocrates, Aphorisms 6.11, Greek text in HUNAYNNET. Compared with Burton’s expanded quotation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-065 — Hippocrates: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 6.11, Greek text in HUNAYNNET. Compared with Burton’s expanded quotation.; work/audit-020/sources.json — Hippocrates: Hippocrates, Aphorisms 6.11, Greek text in HUNAYNNET. Compared with Burton’s expanded quotation..

BIB-0389

Montaigne, Essays 2.6, On Practice, on personal study and communicating experience.

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Recorded uses: DJR-086 — Montaigne: Montaigne, Essays 2.6, On Practice, on personal study and communicating experience.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 086-Montaigne: Montaigne, Essays 2.6, On Practice, on personal study and communicating experience..

BIB-0390

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Epicurus, Life: chronological comparison with Aristotle; scholarly reference article. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Epicurus, Life

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Recorded uses: DJR-083 — epicurus-life: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Epicurus, Life: chronological comparison with Aristotle; scholarly reference article.; work/audit-026/sources.json — 083-epicurus-life: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Epicurus, Life.

BIB-0391

Paolo Giovio, Historiarum sui temporis (Venice: Matteo Bosello, 1566), tomus I, preface to Cosimo de’ Medici, [2v]–[3v], especially [3v]; Scuola Normale Superiore, XVI G514 EG, Imago Historiae facsimile. Paolo Giovio, Historiarum sui temporis (Venice: Matteo Bosello, 1566), tomus I, preface to Cosimo de’ Medici, [2v]–[3v], especially [3v]

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Recorded uses: DJR-001 — Giovio preface: Paolo Giovio, Historiarum sui temporis (Venice: Matteo Bosello, 1566), tomus I, preface to Cosimo de’ Medici, [2v]–[3v], especially [3v]; Scuola Normale Superiore, XVI G514 EG, Imago Historiae facsimile.; work/audit-057/sources.json — 001-Giovio preface: Paolo Giovio, Historiarum sui temporis (Venice: Matteo Bosello, 1566), tomus I, preface to Cosimo de’ Medici, [2v]–[3v], especially [3v].

BIB-0392

Heraclitus B118 Greek witness

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Recorded uses: work/audit-020/sources.json — HeraclitusGreek: Heraclitus B118 Greek witness.

BIB-0393

Harsnett, Declaration, 1603: primary-text edition. Harsnett, Declaration, 1603

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Recorded uses: DJR-068 — Harsnett: Harsnett, Declaration, 1603: primary-text edition.; work/audit-021/sources.json — Harsnett: Harsnett, Declaration, 1603.

BIB-0394

Plautus, Bacchides 115–116: catalogue of pleasures. Plautus, Bacchides 115–116

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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.

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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.