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Bibliography and Comparison Resources
The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources
p. 1350Recorded uses: DJR-030 — newburgh: William of Newburgh, History of English Affairs 2.21: Ketell and the spirits that trip travellers.; work/audit-009/sources.json — newburgh: William of Newburgh, History of English Affairs 2.21: Ketell and the spirits that trip travellers..
BIB-0848
Erasmus, Praise of Folly: the additional Democritus needed to laugh at the other laughers. Fordham text.
Recorded uses: DJR-009 — folly: Erasmus, Praise of Folly: the additional Democritus needed to laugh at the other laughers. Fordham text..
BIB-0849
Seneca, Natural Questions 1.16, Hostius Quadra.
Recorded uses: DJR-114 — NQ: Seneca, Natural Questions 1.16, Hostius Quadra.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 114-NQ: Seneca, Natural Questions 1.16, Hostius Quadra..
BIB-0850
Machiavelli, Discourses 2.2: religion, courage and interpretations of Christianity. Primary excerpt in translation. Machiavelli, Discourses 2.2
Recorded uses: DJR-160 — machiavelli: Machiavelli, Discourses 2.2: religion, courage and interpretations of Christianity. Primary excerpt in translation.; work/audit-052/sources.json — 160-machiavelli: Machiavelli, Discourses 2.2.
BIB-0851
Tacitus, Germania 2. The description recalled by Burton’s Sabellicus note. Latin text, Fordham Internet Ancient History Sourcebook.
Recorded uses: DJR-014 — Tacitus: Tacitus, Germania 2. The description recalled by Burton’s Sabellicus note. Latin text, Fordham Internet Ancient History Sourcebook..
BIB-0852
Agrippa, De occulta philosophia (1533), address to the reader, digitized p. 7: the book that “speaks stones.”
Recorded uses: DJR-006 — Agrippa Latin: Agrippa, De occulta philosophia (1533), address to the reader, digitized p. 7: the book that “speaks stones.”.
BIB-0853
Sirach 31:1, anxiety over riches and lost sleep.
Recorded uses: DJR-053 — Sirach31: Sirach 31:1, anxiety over riches and lost sleep.; work/audit-016/sources.json — Sirach31: Sirach 31:1, anxiety over riches and lost sleep..
BIB-0854
Montaigne, Of Cannibals, translated by Charles Cotton; closing comparison of rich and poor. Montaigne, Of Cannibals, translated by Charles Cotton
Recorded uses: DJR-053 — Montaigne: Montaigne, Of Cannibals, translated by Charles Cotton; closing comparison of rich and poor.; work/audit-016/sources.json — Montaigne: Montaigne, Of Cannibals, translated by Charles Cotton.
BIB-0855
Alciato, Emblemata (Augsburg, 1531), emblem 84: Studiolum Latin transcription; six-line beaver poem. Alciato, Emblemata (Augsburg, 1531), emblem 84
Recorded uses: DJR-095 — alciato-beaver: Alciato, Emblemata (Augsburg, 1531), emblem 84: Studiolum Latin transcription; six-line beaver poem.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 095-alciato-beaver: Alciato, Emblemata (Augsburg, 1531), emblem 84.
BIB-0856
Sahih Muslim 162a: al-Buraq and the ascent. Sahih Muslim 162a
Recorded uses: DJR-076 — hadith: Sahih Muslim 162a: al-Buraq and the ascent.; work/audit-024/sources.json — hadith: Sahih Muslim 162a.
BIB-0857
Jami al-Tirmidhi 1071: questioning in the grave. Jami al-Tirmidhi 1071
Recorded uses: DJR-154 — tirmidhi: Jami al-Tirmidhi 1071: questioning in the grave.; work/audit-050/sources.json — 154-tirmidhi: Jami al-Tirmidhi 1071.
BIB-0858
Livy 7.25.8–9. Ten legions and a comparison with Rome in Livy’s own day; Burton prints seventy. Latin text, The Latin Library.
Recorded uses: DJR-014 — Livy legions: Livy 7.25.8–9. Ten legions and a comparison with Rome in Livy’s own day; Burton prints seventy. Latin text, The Latin Library..
BIB-0859
Martial, Epigrams 5.29, the joke addressed to Gellia.
Recorded uses: DJR-033 — Martial: Martial, Epigrams 5.29, the joke addressed to Gellia.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Martial: Martial, Epigrams 5.29, the joke addressed to Gellia..
BIB-0860
Tertullian, On the Soul 2: certainty and few words. Latin text.
Recorded uses: DJR-013 — Tertullian: Tertullian, On the Soul 2: certainty and few words. Latin text..
BIB-0861
Homer, Iliad 15.404, Greek text; compare 11.793. Homer, Iliad 15.404, Greek text
Recorded uses: DJR-083 — Homer: Homer, Iliad 15.404, Greek text; compare 11.793.; work/audit-026/sources.json — 083-Homer: Homer, Iliad 15.404, Greek text.
BIB-0862
Cicero, On Pompey’s Command 11. Corinth as the light of Greece. Latin text through Alpheios.
Socrates
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Socrates will begin with this book and its sources.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.
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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.
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