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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-126 — demetrius: Plutarch, Demetrius 38.; work/audit-041/sources.json — 126-demetrius: Plutarch, Demetrius 38..

BIB-0630

Plutarch, Demosthenes 26: the platform and death. Plutarch, Life of Demosthenes 7.6: shaving one side of the head. Plutarch, Life of Demosthenes 7.6

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Recorded uses: DJR-043 — demosthenes: Plutarch, Demosthenes 26: the platform and death.; DJR-093 — Demosthenes: Plutarch, Life of Demosthenes 7.6: shaving one side of the head.; work/audit-013/sources.json — demosthenes: Plutarch, Demosthenes 26: the platform and death.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 093-Demosthenes: Plutarch, Life of Demosthenes 7.6.

BIB-0631

Plutarch, Lucullus 39.4, seasonal residences and migrating birds.

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Recorded uses: DJR-076 — plutarch: Plutarch, Lucullus 39.4, seasonal residences and migrating birds.; work/audit-024/sources.json — plutarch: Plutarch, Lucullus 39.4, seasonal residences and migrating birds..

BIB-0632

Plutarch, Lucullus 43.1–2. Plutarch, Lucullus 10.1–3 and 13: storm at Cyzicus and subsequent naval losses. Plutarch, Lucullus 10.1–3 and 13

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Recorded uses: DJR-126 — lucullus: Plutarch, Lucullus 43.1–2.; DJR-153 — plutarch: Plutarch, Lucullus 10.1–3 and 13: storm at Cyzicus and subsequent naval losses.; work/audit-041/sources.json — 126-lucullus: Plutarch, Lucullus 43.1–2.; work/audit-050/sources.json — 153-plutarch: Plutarch, Lucullus 10.1–3 and 13.

BIB-0633

Plutarch, Lycurgus 8.1–2. The diseases associated with inequality. Public-domain translation at LacusCurtius. Plutarch, Life of Lycurgus 26.1: election to the Spartan senate as a contest of virtue. Perrin translation, LacusCurtius. Plutarch, Life of Lycurgus 25.5: the reply of Brasidas’s mother. Plutarch, Lycurgus 25.4: Paedaretus and the three hundred; English translation. Plutarch, Lycurgus 25.4

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Recorded uses: DJR-014 — Lycurgus: Plutarch, Lycurgus 8.1–2. The diseases associated with inequality. Public-domain translation at LacusCurtius.; DJR-016 — Plutarch: Plutarch, Life of Lycurgus 26.1: election to the Spartan senate as a contest of virtue. Perrin translation, LacusCurtius.; DJR-045 — Plutarch Brasidas: Plutarch, Life of Lycurgus 25.5: the reply of Brasidas’s mother.; DJR-096 — lycurgus: Plutarch, Lycurgus 25.4: Paedaretus and the three hundred; English translation.; work/audit-014/sources.json — Plutarch Brasidas: Plutarch, Life of Lycurgus 25.5: the reply of Brasidas’s mother.; work/audit-031/sources.json — 096-lycurgus: Plutarch, Lycurgus 25.4.

BIB-0634

Plutarch, Lysander 19.5–7: the scytale.

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Recorded uses: DJR-013 — Lysander: Plutarch, Lysander 19.5–7: the scytale..

BIB-0635

Plutarch, Marcellus 19.4: Archimedes at the capture of Syracuse.

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Recorded uses: DJR-046 — Marcellus: Plutarch, Marcellus 19.4: Archimedes at the capture of Syracuse.; work/audit-014/sources.json — Marcellus: Plutarch, Marcellus 19.4: Archimedes at the capture of Syracuse..

BIB-0636

Plutarch, Pelopidas 18.3; parallel account of the wounded lover. Plutarch, Pelopidas 18.3

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Recorded uses: DJR-131 — Plutarch Pelopidas: Plutarch, Pelopidas 18.3; parallel account of the wounded lover.; work/audit-042/sources.json — 131-Plutarch Pelopidas: Plutarch, Pelopidas 18.3.

BIB-0637

Plutarch, Pericles 13: the architects and buildings, compared with Burton’s differing list. Plutarch, Pericles 13

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Recorded uses: DJR-112 — plutarch: Plutarch, Pericles 13: the architects and buildings, compared with Burton’s differing list.; work/audit-036/sources.json — 112-plutarch: Plutarch, Pericles 13.

BIB-0638

Plutarch, Life of Phocion 19: his wife’s statement. Plutarch, Life of Phocion 19

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Recorded uses: DJR-149 — phocion: Plutarch, Life of Phocion 19: his wife’s statement.; work/audit-048/sources.json — 149-phocion: Plutarch, Life of Phocion 19.

BIB-0639

Plutarch, Life of Phocion 8. Perrin translation, 1919. Plutarch, Phocion 18.1–3: Alexander’s gift and its refusal. Plutarch, Phocion 18.1–3

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Recorded uses: DJR-012 — phocion: Plutarch, Life of Phocion 8. Perrin translation, 1919.; DJR-092 — Phocion: Plutarch, Phocion 18.1–3: Alexander’s gift and its refusal.; work/audit-029/sources.json — 092-Phocion: Plutarch, Phocion 18.1–3.

BIB-0640

Plutarch, Pyrrhus 14: Cineas and the prospect of endless conquest.

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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.