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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-014 — Virgil: Virgil, Aeneid 2.6–8. The lament adapted within Burton’s report of Gerbelius. Latin text, The Latin Library..

BIB-0877

Virgil, Aeneid 9, Euryalus’s mother.

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Recorded uses: DJR-094 — aeneid9: Virgil, Aeneid 9, Euryalus’s mother.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 094-aeneid9: Virgil, Aeneid 9, Euryalus’s mother..

BIB-0878

Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 1.7 and 8.21: Pythagorean allegiance and the turn from rhetoric to philosophy. F. C. Conybeare’s English translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-005 — philostratus: Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 1.7 and 8.21: Pythagorean allegiance and the turn from rhetoric to philosophy. F. C. Conybeare’s English translation..

BIB-0879

Erasmus, Epistle 337 to Martin Dorp: lines 685–686: physician joke in the defence of classical and biblical learning. Erasmus, Epistle 337 to Martin Dorp

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Recorded uses: DJR-153 — erasmus: Erasmus, Epistle 337 to Martin Dorp: lines 685–686: physician joke in the defence of classical and biblical learning.; work/audit-050/sources.json — 153-erasmus: Erasmus, Epistle 337 to Martin Dorp.

BIB-0880

Thomas More, Utopia, prefatory letter to Peter Giles, in the Center for Thomas More Studies Latin edition, pp. 14–15 (PDF pp. 18–19). The prospective bishop and “holy ambition.” More Letter to Peter Giles

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Recorded uses: DJR-015 — More Preface: Thomas More, Utopia, prefatory letter to Peter Giles, in the Center for Thomas More Studies Latin edition, pp. 14–15 (PDF pp. 18–19). The prospective bishop and “holy ambition.”; work/audit-004/sources.json — morepref: More Letter to Peter Giles.

BIB-0881

Plutarch, On Brotherly Love, Euclid and his brother.

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Recorded uses: DJR-096 — plutbro: Plutarch, On Brotherly Love, Euclid and his brother.; work/audit-031/sources.json — 096-plutbro: Plutarch, On Brotherly Love, Euclid and his brother..

BIB-0882

Plutarch, Dialogue on Love 753d; Goodwin edition in English, Samian performers and kings. Plutarch, Dialogue on Love 753d

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Recorded uses: DJR-123 — Plutarch753: Plutarch, Dialogue on Love 753d; Goodwin edition in English, Samian performers and kings.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 123-Plutarch753: Plutarch, Dialogue on Love 753d.

BIB-0883

Homer, Odyssey 10, Hermes and moly.

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Recorded uses: DJR-100 — homer10: Homer, Odyssey 10, Hermes and moly.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 100-homer10: Homer, Odyssey 10, Hermes and moly..

BIB-0884

Plato, Laws7.823–824, Bury translation; distinctions among forms of hunting. Plato, Laws7.823–824, Bury translation

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Recorded uses: DJR-078 — plato: Plato, Laws7.823–824, Bury translation; distinctions among forms of hunting.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 078-plato: Plato, Laws7.823–824, Bury translation.

BIB-0885

Aristophanes, Wasps, concluding dance scene, especially line 1489: Xanthias and hellebore; English comparison. Aristophanes, Wasps, concluding dance scene, especially line 1489

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Recorded uses: DJR-102 — Wasps: Aristophanes, Wasps, concluding dance scene, especially line 1489: Xanthias and hellebore; English comparison.; work/audit-033/sources.json — 102-Wasps: Aristophanes, Wasps, concluding dance scene, especially line 1489.

BIB-0886

Aristophanes, Wealth (Plutus), Chremylus on poverty.

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Recorded uses: DJR-053 — Aristophanes: Aristophanes, Wealth (Plutus), Chremylus on poverty.; work/audit-016/sources.json — Aristophanes: Aristophanes, Wealth (Plutus), Chremylus on poverty..

BIB-0887

Lucian, The Lover of Lies 39: Tychiades and the lingering images of frightening stories, Fowlers’ translation (1905). Lucian, The Lover of Lies 39

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Recorded uses: DJR-082 — lucian-hecate: Lucian, The Lover of Lies 39: Tychiades and the lingering images of frightening stories, Fowlers’ translation (1905).; work/audit-026/sources.json — 082-lucian-hecate: Lucian, The Lover of Lies 39.

BIB-0888

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Typenrepertorium: GW M45266 and M4526610, Taxae editions attributed to Adam Rot, about 1471–1474; catalogue evidence. Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Typenrepertorium

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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.