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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Herodotus, Histories 3.40–43, G. C. Macaulay translation, for comparison with the ring story.

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Herodotus, Histories 6.69, Demaratus and Ariston.

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BIB-0473

Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 8.44–49: Solomon and Eleazar. Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 8.44–49

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Plato, Apology 31d; the restraining divine sign. Plato Apology 31d

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BIB-0475

Plutarch, Alcibiades 23.7–8: Timaea and Leotychides. Plutarch, Alcibiades 23.7–8

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BIB-0476

Plutarch, Alexander 64.5.

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Plutarch, Cato the Elder 12.1: Antiochus and the Romans; Seleucus named as his predecessor. Plutarch Cato 12.1

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BIB-0478

Plutarch, Life of Cato the Elder 21.2: regulation of intercourse among slaves. Plutarch, Life of Cato the Elder 21.2

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Plutarch, Cato the Elder 24; Salonius and the son’s question compared in Perrin’s translation. Plutarch, Cato the Elder 24

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Plutarch, Life of Demetrius 52, Perrin translation. Drinking and dice in captivity.

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BIB-0481

Plutarch, Lucullus 41: the Apollo dining room. Plutarch, Lucullus 41.3–5: dining in Apollo.

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Plutarch, Lycurgus 26.1: the contest for the Spartan council.

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BIB-0483

Plutarch, Marius 12.3–4: Jugurtha’s imprisonment and death.

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BIB-0484

Plutarch, Pyrrhus 14; projected conquests and the possibility of present rest compared. Plutarch, Pyrrhus 14

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Plutarch, Themistocles 17.4: acclaim at the Olympic Games.

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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.