DiotimosReading Desk

Diotimos Library · Journals, Notebooks & Fragments Collection · Parallel Edition

Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

Explore the Lexicon
The Anatomy of MelancholyBibliography and Comparison Resources

Swipe or use the arrow keys.

English Introduction · Branch 1335 of 1495

Bibliography and Comparison Resources

Book Mode

The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1335

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-032 — Suetonius: Suetonius, Nero 1; the surname and inherited red beards of the Ahenobarbi.; work/audit-009/sources.json — Suetonius: Suetonius, Nero 1.

BIB-0685

Suetonius, Tiberius 57.2: the unpaid legacy and the corpse.

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-051 — Suetonius: Suetonius, Tiberius 57.2: the unpaid legacy and the corpse.; work/audit-016/sources.json — Suetonius: Suetonius, Tiberius 57.2: the unpaid legacy and the corpse..

BIB-0686

Tacitus, Annals XV.43.5: reported criticism of the rebuilt city. Tacitus, Annals XV.43.5

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-077 — tacitus: Tacitus, Annals XV.43.5: reported criticism of the rebuilt city.; work/audit-024/sources.json — tacitus: Tacitus, Annals XV.43.5.

BIB-0687

Tacitus, Histories 5.13.1: the source context of the judgement on superstition. Tacitus, Histories 5.13.1

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-153 — tacitus: Tacitus, Histories 5.13.1: the source context of the judgement on superstition.; work/audit-050/sources.json — 153-tacitus: Tacitus, Histories 5.13.1.

BIB-0688

Varro, On Agriculture I.12: siting, unhealthy air, and the advice to sell. Varro, On Agriculture I.12

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-077 — varro: Varro, On Agriculture I.12: siting, unhealthy air, and the advice to sell.; work/audit-024/sources.json — varro: Varro, On Agriculture I.12.

BIB-0689

Vitruvius, On Architecture I.6.1: Mytilene and winds. Vitruvius, On Architecture I.6.1

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-077 — vitruvius: Vitruvius, On Architecture I.6.1: Mytilene and winds.; work/audit-024/sources.json — vitruvius: Vitruvius, On Architecture I.6.1.

BIB-0690

Vitruvius, On Architecture 1.7.1, in Joseph Gwilt’s translation.

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-123 — Vitruvius: Vitruvius, On Architecture 1.7.1, in Joseph Gwilt’s translation.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 123-Vitruvius: Vitruvius, On Architecture 1.7.1, in Joseph Gwilt’s translation..

BIB-0691

Vitruvius, Architecture 2.8.12, on Salmacis.

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-126 — vitruvius: Vitruvius, Architecture 2.8.12, on Salmacis.; work/audit-041/sources.json — 126-vitruvius: Vitruvius, Architecture 2.8.12, on Salmacis..

BIB-0692

Vitruvius, On Architecture 7, preface 8: an ancient account of Zoilus’s attacks on Homer. Vitruvius, On Architecture 7, preface 8

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-170 — vitruvius: Vitruvius, On Architecture 7, preface 8: an ancient account of Zoilus’s attacks on Homer.; work/audit-055/sources.json — 170-vitruvius: Vitruvius, On Architecture 7, preface 8; work/audit-056/sources.json — 170-vitruvius: Vitruvius, On Architecture 7, preface 8.

BIB-0693

Vitruvius, On Architecture 9, preface 9–12: Archimedes and the crown.

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-046 — Vitruvius: Vitruvius, On Architecture 9, preface 9–12: Archimedes and the crown.; work/audit-014/sources.json — Vitruvius: Vitruvius, On Architecture 9, preface 9–12: Archimedes and the crown..

BIB-0694

Censorinus, On the Birthday 12: military music and Asclepiades. Censorinus, On the Birthday 12

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-085 — censorinus: Censorinus, On the Birthday 12: military music and Asclepiades.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 085-censorinus: Censorinus, On the Birthday 12.

BIB-0695

Censorinus, On the Birthday 14.7; Latin transcription on puberty, voice and bodily smell. Censorinus, On the Birthday 14.7

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-116 — Censorinus14: Censorinus, On the Birthday 14.7; Latin transcription on puberty, voice and bodily smell.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 116-Censorinus14: Censorinus, On the Birthday 14.7.

BIB-0696

Claudian, On the Third Consulship of Honorius 98; Latin text reads ad classica, compared with Burton’s in classica. Claudian Third Consulship of Honorius 98

Recorded resource

Recorded uses: DJR-028 — ClaudianHonorius: Claudian, On the Third Consulship of Honorius 98; Latin text reads ad classica, compared with Burton’s in classica.; work/audit-008/sources.json — ClaudianHonorius: Claudian Third Consulship of Honorius 98.

BIB-0697

Claudian, Epithalamium for Honorius and Maria 65–68: the trees in Venus’s domain; variants recorded. Claudian, Epithalamium for Honorius and Maria 65–68

Recorded resource

1335

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.