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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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BIB-0659

Plutarch, On Tranquillity of Mind 16.

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BIB-0660

Plutarch, Advice about Keeping Well 27, 137C–E; body and mind, ox and camel. Plutarch, Advice about Keeping Well 27, 137C–E

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BIB-0661

Plutarch, Advice about Keeping Well 16, Moralia 129F–130A; Babbitt translation with linked Greek, consulted for the maxim. Plutarch, Advice about Keeping Well 16, Moralia 129F–130A

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BIB-0662

Plutarch, Dinner of the Seven Wise Men 14, Moralia 157A–B: the Moon asks her mother for a garment; her changing shape prevents its fitting. A precursor, not proof of direct borrowing. Plutarch, Dinner of the Seven Wise Men 14, Moralia 157A–B

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BIB-0663

Plutarch, Gryllus: a pig argues against becoming human again. Plutarch, Gryllus 7, 990D–991A, human and animal desires.

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BIB-0664

Plutarch, Isis and Osiris 6; the myth of wine’s origin. Plutarch, Isis and Osiris 6

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BIB-0665

Polybius, Histories 10.2.8–12: Lycurgus and political calculation. Polybius, Histories 10.2.8–12

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BIB-0666

Polybius, Histories 3.112.8: portents before Cannae. Polybius, Histories 3.112.8

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BIB-0667

Polybius, Histories 5.26.12–13. Courtiers compared with reckoning counters. W. R. Paton translation. Polybius 5 chapter 26

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BIB-0668

Polybius, Histories 6, W. R. Paton translation, especially 6.3 and 6.11–18, consulted for mixed constitutions.

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BIB-0669

Procopius, Wars 5.1.32–39, H. B. Dewing translation: Theodoric, Symmachus and the fish’s head; earlier narrative parallel. Procopius, Wars 5.1.32–39, H. B. Dewing translation

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BIB-0670

Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos IV.5, marriage and the luminaries.

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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.