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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. 1381

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Recorded uses: DJR-123 — LucianCourtesans: Lucian, Dialogues of Courtesans 13, in the Fowler translation, volume 4.; DJR-124 — LucianCourtesans: Lucian, Dialogues of Courtesans 3, 4 and 8; Fowler translation, volume 4.; DJR-125 — Lucian: Lucian, Dialogues of Courtesans 11–12, Fowler translation, volume 4.; DJR-125 — Lucian7: Lucian, Dialogues of the Hetaerae 7; Fowler translation, Musarium and her mother, pages 60–62.; DJR-136 — Lucian wishes: Lucian, The Ship or The Wishes, in Fowler’s volume 4; Timolaus and Lycinus.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 123-LucianCourtesans: Lucian, Dialogues of Courtesans 13, in the Fowler translation, volume 4.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 124-LucianCourtesans: Lucian, Dialogues of Courtesans 3, 4 and 8; work/audit-040/sources.json — 125-Lucian: Lucian, Dialogues of Courtesans 11–12, Fowler translation, volume 4.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 125-Lucian7: Lucian, Dialogues of the Hetaerae 7; work/audit-044/sources.json — 136-Lucian wishes: Lucian, The Ship or The Wishes, in Fowler’s volume 4.

BIB-1260

Moschus, Runaway Love, in Andrew Lang’s translation of Theocritus, Bion and Moschus.

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Recorded uses: DJR-125 — Moschus: Moschus, Runaway Love, in Andrew Lang’s translation of Theocritus, Bion and Moschus.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 125-Moschus: Moschus, Runaway Love, in Andrew Lang’s translation of Theocritus, Bion and Moschus..

BIB-1261

Cicero, Letters to Atticus 11.25: the final marginal quotation; Latin and historical English translation. Cicero, Letters to Atticus 11.25: the final marginal quotation

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Recorded uses: DJR-051 — Atticus: Cicero, Letters to Atticus 11.25: the final marginal quotation; Latin and historical English translation.; work/audit-016/sources.json — Atticus: Cicero, Letters to Atticus 11.25: the final marginal quotation.

BIB-1262

Ludwig Lavater, Of Ghosts and Spirits (1596), III.5–6, pp. 190–195, English transcription: courage, prayer, fasting and spiritual armour. Ludwig Lavater, Of Ghosts and Spirits (1596), III.5–6, pp. 190–195, English transcription

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Recorded uses: DJR-169 — Lavater1596: Ludwig Lavater, Of Ghosts and Spirits (1596), III.5–6, pp. 190–195, English transcription: courage, prayer, fasting and spiritual armour.; work/audit-055/sources.json — 169-Lavater1596: Ludwig Lavater, Of Ghosts and Spirits (1596), III.5–6, pp. 190–195, English transcription.

BIB-1263

Horace, Satires 2.8.63–64, Varius and his napkin.

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Recorded uses: DJR-156 — horace: Horace, Satires 2.8.63–64, Varius and his napkin.; work/audit-051/sources.json — 156-horace: Horace, Satires 2.8.63–64, Varius and his napkin..

BIB-1264

Diogenes Laertius, Life of Aristippus; naked strangers, Yonge translation. Diogenes Laertius, Life of Chilo. Diogenes Laertius, Life of Aristippus

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Recorded uses: DJR-089 — diogenes-aristippus: Diogenes Laertius, Life of Aristippus; naked strangers, Yonge translation.; DJR-096 — diog: Diogenes Laertius, Life of Chilo.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 089-diogenes-aristippus: Diogenes Laertius, Life of Aristippus; work/audit-031/sources.json — 096-diog: Diogenes Laertius, Life of Chilo..

BIB-1265

Pliny, Natural History, book 7, older chapter 29: Dentatus and Sergius. Bostock–Riley translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-009 — pliny: Pliny, Natural History, book 7, older chapter 29: Dentatus and Sergius. Bostock–Riley translation..

BIB-1266

Lucian, The Downward Journey or The Tyrant, historical English translation: accusation against Megapenthes.

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Recorded uses: DJR-052 — Lucian tyrant: Lucian, The Downward Journey or The Tyrant, historical English translation: accusation against Megapenthes.; work/audit-016/sources.json — Lucian tyrant: Lucian, The Downward Journey or The Tyrant, historical English translation: accusation against Megapenthes..

BIB-1267

Suetonius, Domitian 14; Thomson translation revised by Forester, reflective walls and fear. Suetonius, Domitian 14

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Recorded uses: DJR-144 — Domitian14: Suetonius, Domitian 14; Thomson translation revised by Forester, reflective walls and fear.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 144-Domitian14: Suetonius, Domitian 14.

BIB-1268

Lucian, How to Write History 1, in the Fowler translation, volume 2. Lucian, On the Dance or Of Pantomime; Fowler translation, volume 2. Lucian, On the Dance, in Fowler’s volume 2; spectators and relief from passion. Lucian, On the Dance or Of Pantomime Lucian, On the Dance, in Fowler’s volume 2

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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.