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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-148 — cicero: Cicero, On Duties 2.25; Alexander of Pherae.; work/audit-048/sources.json — 148-cicero: Cicero, On Duties 2.25.

BIB-0574

Columella, On Agriculture 2.1.1–7. Soil exhaustion and human indolence. Public-domain translation at LacusCurtius.

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Recorded uses: DJR-014 — Columella: Columella, On Agriculture 2.1.1–7. Soil exhaustion and human indolence. Public-domain translation at LacusCurtius..

BIB-0575

Dio Chrysostom, Oration 12.51, Cohoon translation; Phidias’s statue. Dio Chrysostom, Oration 12.51, Cohoon translation

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Recorded uses: DJR-080 — dio: Dio Chrysostom, Oration 12.51, Cohoon translation; Phidias’s statue.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 080-dio: Dio Chrysostom, Oration 12.51, Cohoon translation.

BIB-0576

Dio Chrysostom, Discourse 35.16. Sheep, dung, and the prosperity of cities. Public-domain translation at LacusCurtius.

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Recorded uses: DJR-014 — Dio: Dio Chrysostom, Discourse 35.16. Sheep, dung, and the prosperity of cities. Public-domain translation at LacusCurtius..

BIB-0577

Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 1.11.

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Recorded uses: DJR-157 — diodorus: Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 1.11.; work/audit-051/sources.json — 157-diodorus: Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 1.11..

BIB-0578

Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 1.33.8–12: the Nile–Red Sea canal, the fear of flooding, and Ptolemy’s completion.

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Recorded uses: DJR-015 — Diodorus: Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 1.33.8–12: the Nile–Red Sea canal, the fear of flooding, and Ptolemy’s completion..

BIB-0579

Diodorus 1.65.1; Bocchoris, English comparison. Diodorus 1.65.1

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Recorded uses: DJR-088 — diodorus-bocchoris: Diodorus 1.65.1; Bocchoris, English comparison.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 088-diodorus-bocchoris: Diodorus 1.65.1.

BIB-0580

Diodorus Siculus 1.97.7: Helen, Polydamna and Egyptian Thebes; English comparison for the printed book 7. Diodorus Siculus 1.97.7

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Recorded uses: DJR-100 — diodorus: Diodorus Siculus 1.97.7: Helen, Polydamna and Egyptian Thebes; English comparison for the printed book 7.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 100-diodorus: Diodorus Siculus 1.97.7.

BIB-0581

Diogenes Laertius, Lives 1.116–121: Pherecydes of Syros. Diogenes Laertius, Lives 1.116–121

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Recorded uses: DJR-154 — pherecydes: Diogenes Laertius, Lives 1.116–121: Pherecydes of Syros.; work/audit-050/sources.json — 154-pherecydes: Diogenes Laertius, Lives 1.116–121.

BIB-0582

Diogenes Laertius 2.21 and 2.37: Socrates, the donkey and Xanthippe; English translation. Diogenes Laertius 2.21 and 2.37

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Recorded uses: DJR-096 — socrates: Diogenes Laertius 2.21 and 2.37: Socrates, the donkey and Xanthippe; English translation.; work/audit-031/sources.json — 096-socrates: Diogenes Laertius 2.21 and 2.37.

BIB-0583

Diogenes Laertius 6.86; Crates on hunger, time and love. Diogenes Laertius 6.86

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Recorded uses: DJR-134 — Crates: Diogenes Laertius 6.86; Crates on hunger, time and love.; work/audit-043/sources.json — 134-Crates: Diogenes Laertius 6.86.

BIB-0584

Diogenes Laertius 6.54: reply to mockery; English translation. Diogenes Laertius 6.54

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Recorded uses: DJR-097 — diogenes: Diogenes Laertius 6.54: reply to mockery; English translation.; work/audit-031/sources.json — 097-diogenes: Diogenes Laertius 6.54.

BIB-0585

Diogenes Laertius 6.102: Menedemus in the guise of a Fury.

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Recorded uses: DJR-046 — Menedemus: Diogenes Laertius 6.102: Menedemus in the guise of a Fury.; work/audit-014/sources.json — Menedemus: Diogenes Laertius 6.102: Menedemus in the guise of a Fury..

BIB-0586

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.7: Antigonus’ letter to Zeno.

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Recorded uses: DJR-013 — Diogenes: Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.7: Antigonus’ letter to Zeno..

BIB-0587

Lives of Eminent Philosophers 9.34–49, Democritus; LacusCurtius. Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 9.43: Democritus and the hot loaves. Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 9.43 Lives of Eminent Philosophers 9.34–49, Democritus

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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.