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Bibliography and Comparison Resources
The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources
p. 1332Recorded uses: DJR-040 — Apollonius: Consolation to Apollonius 2, 102C, transmitted among Plutarch’s works; grief, madness and incurable illness. Burton’s Latin version is unidentified.; DJR-084 — plutarch: Consolation to Apollonius 2, in Plutarch’s Moralia 102B; English comparison.; DJR-094 — plutarch: Consolation to Apollonius 3.; work/audit-012/sources.json — Apollonius: Consolation to Apollonius 2; work/audit-027/sources.json — 084-plutarch: Consolation to Apollonius 2, in Plutarch’s Moralia 102B; work/audit-030/sources.json — 094-plutarch: Consolation to Apollonius 3..
BIB-0650
Plutarch, Consolation to Apollonius 16; necessity, English comparison. Consolation to Apollonius 34 (119E–120B), transmitted among Plutarch’s Moralia: Menander and the feast comparison, English translation. Plutarch, Consolation to Apollonius 16 Consolation to Apollonius 34 (119E–120B), transmitted among Plutarch’s Moralia
Recorded uses: DJR-087 — plutarch-necessity: Plutarch, Consolation to Apollonius 16; necessity, English comparison.; DJR-095 — plutap: Consolation to Apollonius 34 (119E–120B), transmitted among Plutarch’s Moralia: Menander and the feast comparison, English translation.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 087-plutarch-necessity: Plutarch, Consolation to Apollonius 16; work/audit-030/sources.json — 095-plutap: Consolation to Apollonius 34 (119E–120B), transmitted among Plutarch’s Moralia.
BIB-0651
Plutarch, On the Love of Wealth 10, 528A; mathematics and wealth. Plutarch, On the Love of Wealth 10, 528A
Recorded uses: DJR-081 — Plutarch: Plutarch, On the Love of Wealth 10, 528A; mathematics and wealth.; work/audit-026/sources.json — 081-Plutarch: Plutarch, On the Love of Wealth 10, 528A.
BIB-0652
On Curiosity, section 3 (516E), in Moralia, text hosted by LacusCurtius.
Recorded uses: DJR-001 — Plutarch: On Curiosity, section 3 (516E), in Moralia, text hosted by LacusCurtius.; work/audit-057/sources.json — 001-Plutarch: On Curiosity, section 3 (516E), in Moralia, text hosted by LacusCurtius..
BIB-0653
Plutarch, On the Failure of Oracles 11–12 (415c–416c), on the disputed lifespan calculation, and 17, on Thamus and the death of Pan. Plutarch On the Failure of Oracles 11–12
Recorded uses: DJR-029 — Plutarch: Plutarch, On the Failure of Oracles 11–12 (415c–416c), on the disputed lifespan calculation, and 17, on Thamus and the death of Pan.; work/audit-008/sources.json — Plutarch: Plutarch On the Failure of Oracles 11–12.
BIB-0654
Plutarch, On the Fame of the Athenians 3, 346F–347A: Simonides on painting and poetry, Babbitt translation; contextual parallel. Plutarch, On the Fame of the Athenians 3, 346F–347A
Recorded uses: DJR-080 — plutarch-painting: Plutarch, On the Fame of the Athenians 3, 346F–347A: Simonides on painting and poetry, Babbitt translation; contextual parallel.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 080-plutarch-painting: Plutarch, On the Fame of the Athenians 3, 346F–347A.
BIB-0655
Pseudo-Plutarch, The Education of Children §3; sobriety at conception and Diogenes’ remark about a youth’s drunken father. Pseudo-Plutarch, Education of Children §3
Recorded uses: DJR-033 — Plutarch: Pseudo-Plutarch, The Education of Children §3; sobriety at conception and Diogenes’ remark about a youth’s drunken father.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Plutarch: Pseudo-Plutarch, Education of Children §3.
BIB-0656
On the Education of Children, transmitted under Plutarch’s name, chapters 5 and 7: nurses and tutors.
Recorded uses: DJR-050 — PlutarchEducation: On the Education of Children, transmitted under Plutarch’s name, chapters 5 and 7: nurses and tutors.; work/audit-015/sources.json — PlutarchEducation: On the Education of Children, transmitted under Plutarch’s name, chapters 5 and 7: nurses and tutors..
BIB-0657
Plutarch, On Superstition, especially section 4.
Recorded uses: DJR-158 — plutarch: Plutarch, On Superstition, especially section 4.; work/audit-051/sources.json — 158-plutarch: Plutarch, On Superstition, especially section 4..
BIB-0658
Plutarch, On Tranquillity of Mind 19, 476F: the ulcer of wrongdoing. Plutarch, On Tranquillity of Mind 19, 476F
Recorded uses: DJR-164 — Plutarch: Plutarch, On Tranquillity of Mind 19, 476F: the ulcer of wrongdoing.; work/audit-053/sources.json — 164-Plutarch: Plutarch, On Tranquillity of Mind 19, 476F.
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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.
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