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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-002 — Seneca: Seneca, Moral Letters 2.2, Latin text; Monumenta.; work/audit-057/sources.json — 002-Seneca: Seneca, Moral Letters 2.2, Latin text.

BIB-0523

Seneca, Letter 8.1: work continued into the night.

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Recorded uses: DJR-046 — Seneca: Seneca, Letter 8.1: work continued into the night.; work/audit-014/sources.json — Seneca046: Seneca, Letter 8.1: work continued into the night..

BIB-0524

Hamelin Museum: early modern inscriptions dating the Pied Piper legend.

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Recorded uses: DJR-031 — Hamelin: Hamelin Museum: early modern inscriptions dating the Pied Piper legend.; work/audit-009/sources.json — Hamelin: Hamelin Museum: early modern inscriptions dating the Pied Piper legend..

BIB-0525

John Banister, The Historie of Man (1578), EEBO TCP A03467: title, Proeme and book 1, folio 14, on his use of anatomical authorities, including Vesalius and Colombo. John Banister, The Historie of Man (1578), EEBO TCP A03467

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Recorded uses: DJR-023 — BanisterTCP: John Banister, The Historie of Man (1578), EEBO TCP A03467: title, Proeme and book 1, folio 14, on his use of anatomical authorities, including Vesalius and Colombo.; work/audit-006/sources.json — BanisterTCP: John Banister, The Historie of Man (1578), EEBO TCP A03467.

BIB-0526

Samuel Purchas, Purchas his Pilgrimage, fourth edition (1626), III.6, pp. 267, 271: self-blinding report, journey to Medina and rejection of the magnetic-coffin story; TCP transcription. Samuel Purchas, Purchas his Pilgrimage, fourth edition (1626), III.6, pp. 267, 271

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Recorded uses: DJR-159 — Purchas1626: Samuel Purchas, Purchas his Pilgrimage, fourth edition (1626), III.6, pp. 267, 271: self-blinding report, journey to Medina and rejection of the magnetic-coffin story; TCP transcription.; work/audit-052/sources.json — 159-Purchas1626: Samuel Purchas, Purchas his Pilgrimage, fourth edition (1626), III.6, pp. 267, 271.

BIB-0527

Thomas Wright, The Passions of the Minde in Generall, 1604, book 2 chapter 3, pages 61–62; TCP text and edition metadata. Wright 1604 book 2 chapter 3

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Recorded uses: DJR-063 — WrightPassions: Thomas Wright, The Passions of the Minde in Generall, 1604, book 2 chapter 3, pages 61–62; TCP text and edition metadata.; work/audit-020/sources.json — WrightPassions: Wright 1604 book 2 chapter 3.

BIB-0528

Helkiah Crooke, Microcosmographia (1615), EEBO TCP A19628: books 2.2 and 2.10 on abdominal regions and peritoneum; 3.2 on the omentum; 6.18, page 390, on the windpipe and venal artery. Helkiah Crooke, Microcosmographia (1615), EEBO TCP A19628

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Recorded uses: DJR-024 — Crooke1615: Helkiah Crooke, Microcosmographia (1615), EEBO TCP A19628: books 2.2 and 2.10 on abdominal regions and peritoneum; 3.2 on the omentum; 6.18, page 390, on the windpipe and venal artery.; work/audit-007/sources.json — Crooke1615: Helkiah Crooke, Microcosmographia (1615), EEBO TCP A19628.

BIB-0529

Johannes Buxtorf, The Jewish Synagogue, English translation (1657), chapter XXXVI, p. 327: sixty villages in the bird-and-egg narrative; later translation, not Burton’s identified edition. Johannes Buxtorf, The Jewish Synagogue, English translation (1657), chapter XXXVI, p. 327

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Recorded uses: DJR-159 — Buxtorf1657: Johannes Buxtorf, The Jewish Synagogue, English translation (1657), chapter XXXVI, p. 327: sixty villages in the bird-and-egg narrative; later translation, not Burton’s identified edition.; work/audit-052/sources.json — 159-Buxtorf1657: Johannes Buxtorf, The Jewish Synagogue, English translation (1657), chapter XXXVI, p. 327.

BIB-0530

Johann Crell, A Vindication of Liberty of Religion, N. Y. translation (1646), II, pp. 14–15, and III, pp. 46–47: toleration versus approval and arguments against coercion; TCP transcription. Johann Crell, A Vindication of Liberty of Religion, N. Y. translation (1646), II, pp. 14–15, and III, pp. 46–47

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Recorded uses: DJR-161 — Crell1646: Johann Crell, A Vindication of Liberty of Religion, N. Y. translation (1646), II, pp. 14–15, and III, pp. 46–47: toleration versus approval and arguments against coercion; TCP transcription.; work/audit-052/sources.json — 161-Crell1646: Johann Crell, A Vindication of Liberty of Religion, N. Y. translation (1646), II, pp. 14–15, and III, pp. 46–47.

BIB-0531

National Diet Library bibliographical record for Galen, Hygiene and On Exercise with a Small Ball, edited and translated by Ian Johnston.

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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.