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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Recorded uses: DJR-129 — Drayton: Drayton, Idea, sonnet 30: Vesta and the lover’s heart.; work/audit-042/sources.json — 129-Drayton: Drayton, Idea, sonnet 30.

BIB-0408

National Library of Finland catalogue: Nicholas Carr, De scriptorum Britannicorum paucitate (London, 1576). Bibliographic check of the date, not collation of Burton’s quotation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-005 — carr: National Library of Finland catalogue: Nicholas Carr, De scriptorum Britannicorum paucitate (London, 1576). Bibliographic check of the date, not collation of Burton’s quotation..

BIB-0409

SLUB Dresden catalogue, Sphygmicae artis libri V (Basel, 1555), attributed to Josephus Struthius; bibliographic identification only, not collation of book 4 chapter 9. SLUB catalogue, Struthius 1555

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Recorded uses: DJR-036 — StruthiusCatalogue: SLUB Dresden catalogue, Sphygmicae artis libri V (Basel, 1555), attributed to Josephus Struthius; bibliographic identification only, not collation of book 4 chapter 9.; work/audit-011/sources.json — StruthiusCatalogue: SLUB catalogue, Struthius 1555.

BIB-0410

Euripides, Bacchae 918–924, Kosmos Society Sourcebook; the double vision of Pentheus compared. Euripides, Bacchae 918–924, Kosmos Society Sourcebook

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Recorded uses: DJR-064 — Bacchae: Euripides, Bacchae 918–924, Kosmos Society Sourcebook; the double vision of Pentheus compared.; work/audit-020/sources.json — Bacchae: Euripides, Bacchae 918–924, Kosmos Society Sourcebook.

BIB-0411

Cyprian, Ad Donatum, complete Latin transcription, especially sections 6, 10, 12 and 14; Wikisource. Related passages located, but Burton’s quoted sentence remains unverified. Cyprian, Ad Donatum, complete Latin transcription, especially sections 6, 10, 12 and 14

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Recorded uses: DJR-002 — CyprianDonatus: Cyprian, Ad Donatum, complete Latin transcription, especially sections 6, 10, 12 and 14; Wikisource. Related passages located, but Burton’s quoted sentence remains unverified.; work/audit-057/sources.json — 002-CyprianDonatus: Cyprian, Ad Donatum, complete Latin transcription, especially sections 6, 10, 12 and 14.

BIB-0412

To the Brothers in the Wilderness, transmitted under Augustine’s name, sermon 33: the Cyrillus story.

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Recorded uses: DJR-045 — Sermons: To the Brothers in the Wilderness, transmitted under Augustine’s name, sermon 33: the Cyrillus story.; work/audit-014/sources.json — Sermons: To the Brothers in the Wilderness, transmitted under Augustine’s name, sermon 33: the Cyrillus story..

BIB-0413

Ovid, Amores 2.18.9–10. Latin text for the embrace and thousand kisses.

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Recorded uses: DJR-123 — OvidAmores: Ovid, Amores 2.18.9–10. Latin text for the embrace and thousand kisses.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 123-OvidAmores: Ovid, Amores 2.18.9–10. Latin text for the embrace and thousand kisses..

BIB-0414

Plautus, Asinaria 134: the sea comparison. Plautus, Asinaria 134

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Recorded uses: DJR-138 — plaut: Plautus, Asinaria 134: the sea comparison.; work/audit-045/sources.json — 138-plaut: Plautus, Asinaria 134.

BIB-0415

Pseudo-Plato, Axiochus 365a–c; Ficino’s Latin version compared with Burton’s condensation. Pseudo-Plato, Axiochus 365a–c

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Recorded uses: DJR-055 — axiochus: Pseudo-Plato, Axiochus 365a–c; Ficino’s Latin version compared with Burton’s condensation.; work/audit-017/sources.json — axiochus: Pseudo-Plato, Axiochus 365a–c.

BIB-0416

Erasmus, Colloquies, Peregrinatio religionis ergo: Latin dialogue compared for Ogygius’s description of Walsingham’s chapel; Burton compresses gems, gold and silver to gold. Erasmus, Colloquies, Peregrinatio religionis ergo

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Recorded uses: DJR-154 — ErasmusPilgrimage: Erasmus, Colloquies, Peregrinatio religionis ergo: Latin dialogue compared for Ogygius’s description of Walsingham’s chapel; Burton compresses gems, gold and silver to gold.; work/audit-050/sources.json — 154-ErasmusPilgrimage: Erasmus, Colloquies, Peregrinatio religionis ergo.

BIB-0417

Macrobius, Commentary on the Dream of Scipio, book 1, Latin text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-107 — macrobius: Macrobius, Commentary on the Dream of Scipio, book 1, Latin text.; work/audit-034/sources.json — 107-macrobius: Macrobius, Commentary on the Dream of Scipio, book 1, Latin text..

BIB-0418

Ambrose, De excessu fratris sui Satyri 1.21 and 1.74: the two separated passages abbreviated by Burton. Ambrose, De excessu fratris sui Satyri 1.21 and 1.74

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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.