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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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English Introduction · Branch 1376 of 1495

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The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1376

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Recorded uses: DJR-092 — Gildas: Gildas, The Ruin of Britain 20: the Britons’ appeal.; work/audit-029/sources.json — 092-Gildas: Gildas, The Ruin of Britain 20.

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Asclepius 21–29, parallel to the Egyptian lament.

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Recorded uses: DJR-157 — hermes: Asclepius 21–29, parallel to the Egyptian lament.; work/audit-051/sources.json — 157-hermes: Asclepius 21–29, parallel to the Egyptian lament..

BIB-1206

Josephus, Jewish War V.5.6: dazzling gold, white surfaces and roof-spikes, Whiston translation; parallel, not an identified Latin intermediary. Josephus, Jewish War V.5.6

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BIB-1207

Bede, Ecclesiastical History 4.11, Sæbbi’s vision.

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Alciato, Emblemata (Padua, 1621), emblem 117, p. 495: facsimile and Latin transcription compared; Burton cites 116 and prints super atque for super utque. Alciato, Emblemata (Padua, 1621), emblem 117, p. 495

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Recorded uses: DJR-150 — Alciato117: Alciato, Emblemata (Padua, 1621), emblem 117, p. 495: facsimile and Latin transcription compared; Burton cites 116 and prints super atque for super utque.; work/audit-049/sources.json — 150-Alciato117: Alciato, Emblemata (Padua, 1621), emblem 117, p. 495.

BIB-1209

Andrea Alciato, The wise abstain from wine, Emblematum liber (1531), Glasgow edition and transcription.

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Recorded uses: DJR-109 — alciato: Andrea Alciato, The wise abstain from wine, Emblematum liber (1531), Glasgow edition and transcription.; work/audit-035/sources.json — 109-alciato: Andrea Alciato, The wise abstain from wine, Emblematum liber (1531), Glasgow edition and transcription..

BIB-1210

Alciato, Emblemata (Lyon, 1550), p. 132: poverty restraining talent, Latin text and facsimile. Alciato, Emblemata (Lyon, 1550), p. 132

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Recorded uses: DJR-076 — alciato: Alciato, Emblemata (Lyon, 1550), p. 132: poverty restraining talent, Latin text and facsimile.; work/audit-024/sources.json — alciato: Alciato, Emblemata (Lyon, 1550), p. 132.

BIB-1211

Alciato, emblem 27 in Mason Tung’s variorum: Nemesis and wrongdoing. Alciato, emblem 27 in Mason Tung’s variorum

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BIB-1212

C. G. Nauert, New Catholic Encyclopedia: authorship of Letters of Obscure Men.

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Recorded uses: DJR-040 — Authorship: C. G. Nauert, New Catholic Encyclopedia: authorship of Letters of Obscure Men.; work/audit-012/sources.json — Authorship: C. G. Nauert, New Catholic Encyclopedia: authorship of Letters of Obscure Men..

BIB-1213

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Occult Philosophy 1.19 and 1.25. English translation, 1651, hosted by Esoteric Archives.

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Recorded uses: DJR-012 — agrippa: Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Occult Philosophy 1.19 and 1.25. English translation, 1651, hosted by Esoteric Archives..

BIB-1214

Agrippa, On Occult Philosophy, book 1, chapter 63 and contents for 64–65. The 1651 English translation, in Peterson’s transcription, checked for the direction of bodily and mental influence.

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Recorded uses: DJR-056 — Agrippa: Agrippa, On Occult Philosophy, book 1, chapter 63 and contents for 64–65. The 1651 English translation, in Peterson’s transcription, checked for the direction of bodily and mental influence.; work/audit-017/sources.json — Agrippa: Agrippa, On Occult Philosophy, book 1, chapter 63 and contents for 64–65. The 1651 English translation, in Peterson’s transcription, checked for the direction of bodily and mental influence..

BIB-1215

Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, address to the reader, English edition of 1651: context of the warning to hostile critics.

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Recorded uses: DJR-006 — Agrippa English: Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, address to the reader, English edition of 1651: context of the warning to hostile critics..

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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.