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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-095 — senpseudo: Biblissima, De remediis fortuitorum, attribution record.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 095-senpseudo: Biblissima, De remediis fortuitorum, attribution record..

BIB-0767

Acosta, Natural and Moral History IV.36: animals peculiar to America (Spanish text).

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Recorded uses: DJR-073 — acosta: Acosta, Natural and Moral History IV.36: animals peculiar to America (Spanish text)..

BIB-0768

Symmachus, third Relation: Latin excerpt on different paths to divine mystery. Symmachus, third Relation

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Recorded uses: DJR-161 — symmachus: Symmachus, third Relation: Latin excerpt on different paths to divine mystery.; work/audit-052/sources.json — 161-symmachus: Symmachus, third Relation.

BIB-0769

Wellcome Collection, catalogue record for John Banister, The Historie of Man (1578).

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Recorded uses: DJR-023 — Banister: Wellcome Collection, catalogue record for John Banister, The Historie of Man (1578)..

BIB-0770

English Heritage, History of Launceston Castle: Richard’s earldom and his election as King of the Romans in 1257.

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Recorded uses: DJR-018 — Richard: English Heritage, History of Launceston Castle: Richard’s earldom and his election as King of the Romans in 1257..

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Buchanan, Desiderium Lutetiae, Latin text reproduced by Adam Roberts.

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Recorded uses: DJR-128 — buchanan: Buchanan, Desiderium Lutetiae, Latin text reproduced by Adam Roberts.; work/audit-041/sources.json — 128-buchanan: Buchanan, Desiderium Lutetiae, Latin text reproduced by Adam Roberts..

BIB-0772

Bacon, Apophthegms, no. 255, printed page 161.

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Recorded uses: DJR-089 — Bacon: Bacon, Apophthegms, no. 255, printed page 161.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 089-Bacon: Bacon, Apophthegms, no. 255, printed page 161..

BIB-0773

Arnau de Vilanova, Medicationis parabole II.8 and II.11, with commentary in Sebastià Giralt, Comentaris perduts, pages 82–83. Latin text compared. Arnald of Villanova, Medicationis parabole II.8, 9, 11, 13: Latin text in Sebastià Giralt, Comentaris perduts, pp. 82–83. Arnald of Villanova, Medicationis parabole II.15: Latin text in Sebastià Giralt, Comentaris perduts, p. 83. Arnald of Villanova, Medicationis parabole II.8, 9, 11, 13 Arnald of Villanova, Medicationis parabole II.15

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Recorded uses: DJR-069 — Arnaldus: Arnau de Vilanova, Medicationis parabole II.8 and II.11, with commentary in Sebastià Giralt, Comentaris perduts, pages 82–83. Latin text compared.; DJR-099 — arnaldus: Arnald of Villanova, Medicationis parabole II.8, 9, 11, 13: Latin text in Sebastià Giralt, Comentaris perduts, pp. 82–83.; DJR-101 — arnaldus: Arnald of Villanova, Medicationis parabole II.15: Latin text in Sebastià Giralt, Comentaris perduts, p. 83.; work/audit-022/sources.json — Arnaldus: Arnau de Vilanova, Medicationis parabole II.8 and II.11, with commentary in Sebastià Giralt, Comentaris perduts, pages 82–83. Latin text compared.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 099-arnaldus: Arnald of Villanova, Medicationis parabole II.8, 9, 11, 13; work/audit-032/sources.json — 101-arnaldus: Arnald of Villanova, Medicationis parabole II.15.

BIB-0774

L. Sjöstrand, “När Hippokrates tog sig an Demokritos,” Svensk medicinhistorisk tidskrift 5.1 (2001), 117–130; published abstract, PMID 11822411. L. Sjöstrand, “När Hippokrates tog sig an Demokritos,” Svensk medicinhistorisk tidskrift 5.1 (2001), 117–130; published abstract, PMID 11822411, consulted for the literary status of the letters. L. Sjöstrand, study of the literary encounter of Hippocrates and Democritus, 2001; published abstract. L. Sjöstrand, “När Hippokrates tog sig an Demokritos,” Svensk medicinhistorisk tidskrift 5.1 (2001), 117–130

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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.