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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1379

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Recorded uses: DJR-032 — Boethius: Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy I, poem 1, lines 9–10; Latin suam compared with Burton’s meam.; DJR-087 — Boethius: Boethius, Consolation 1m5, 2p4, 4m7 and 5p6. Latin and historical English witness.; DJR-088 — Boethius: Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 2, prose 4, low birth and wealth.; DJR-089 — Boethius: Boethius, Consolation 1, metre 1.21–22.; DJR-095 — boeth: Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 1, metre 4.; work/audit-009/sources.json — Boethius: Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy I, poem 1, lines 9–10; work/audit-028/sources.json — 087-Boethius: Boethius, Consolation 1m5, 2p4, 4m7 and 5p6. Latin and historical English witness.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 088-Boethius: Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 2, prose 4, low birth and wealth.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 089-Boethius: Boethius, Consolation 1, metre 1.21–22.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 095-boeth: Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 1, metre 4..

BIB-1243

Fernando de Rojas, Celestina, act 19; Spanish transcription edited by Robert S. Rudder, Lucrecia’s complaint about Calisto’s servants. Fernando de Rojas, Celestina, act 19

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Recorded uses: DJR-140 — Celestina19: Fernando de Rojas, Celestina, act 19; Spanish transcription edited by Robert S. Rudder, Lucrecia’s complaint about Calisto’s servants.; work/audit-045/sources.json — 140-Celestina19: Fernando de Rojas, Celestina, act 19.

BIB-1244

Las Casas, A Brief Account (1689 English version): twelve and fifty million; used for comparison, not claimed as Burton’s source.

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Recorded uses: DJR-009 — casasen: Las Casas, A Brief Account (1689 English version): twelve and fifty million; used for comparison, not claimed as Burton’s source..

BIB-1245

Marlowe, Hero and Leander, Second Sestiad, opening and lines 285–286; Bullen edition. Marlowe, Hero and Leander, Second Sestiad, opening and lines 285–286

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Recorded uses: DJR-124 — Marlowe: Marlowe, Hero and Leander, Second Sestiad, opening and lines 285–286; Bullen edition.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 124-Marlowe: Marlowe, Hero and Leander, Second Sestiad, opening and lines 285–286.

BIB-1246

Thomas More, Utopia, books 1 and 2, crime prevention and deference to wealth; English translation. More, Utopia, book 1: sheep that devour people.

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Recorded uses: DJR-010 — more: Thomas More, Utopia, books 1 and 2, crime prevention and deference to wealth; English translation.; DJR-011 — More: More, Utopia, book 1: sheep that devour people..

BIB-1247

Plutarch, Dialogue on Love 13, trans. A. R. Shilleto; the dramatic denunciation of Aphrodite. Plutarch, Dialogue on Love 4–5, trans. A. R. Shilleto; Daphnaeus on marriage and generational continuity. Plutarch, Dialogue on Love 13, trans. A. R. Shilleto Plutarch, Dialogue on Love 4–5, trans. A. R. Shilleto

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Recorded uses: DJR-114 — PlutarchLove13: Plutarch, Dialogue on Love 13, trans. A. R. Shilleto; the dramatic denunciation of Aphrodite.; DJR-115 — PlutarchLove45: Plutarch, Dialogue on Love 4–5, trans. A. R. Shilleto; Daphnaeus on marriage and generational continuity.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 114-PlutarchLove13: Plutarch, Dialogue on Love 13, trans. A. R. Shilleto; work/audit-037/sources.json — 115-PlutarchLove45: Plutarch, Dialogue on Love 4–5, trans. A. R. Shilleto.

BIB-1248

Boccaccio, Decameron 9.2, John Payne translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-125 — Boccaccio: Boccaccio, Decameron 9.2, John Payne translation.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 125-Boccaccio: Boccaccio, Decameron 9.2, John Payne translation..

BIB-1249

Machiavelli, Florentine Histories 1: Henry II and the aftermath of Becket’s death. Machiavelli, Florentine Histories 1

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Recorded uses: DJR-154 — machiavelli-history: Machiavelli, Florentine Histories 1: Henry II and the aftermath of Becket’s death.; work/audit-050/sources.json — 154-machiavelli-history: Machiavelli, Florentine Histories 1.

BIB-1250

Bernard of Clairvaux, First Sermon on the Passing of St Malachy §4; H. J. Lawlor’s 1919 translation, p. 146, on the Devil’s deferred punishment. Bernard First Sermon on Malachy 4

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Recorded uses: DJR-030 — Bernard: Bernard of Clairvaux, First Sermon on the Passing of St Malachy §4; H. J. Lawlor’s 1919 translation, p. 146, on the Devil’s deferred punishment.; work/audit-009/sources.json — Bernard: Bernard First Sermon on Malachy 4.

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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.