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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-156 — erasmus: Erasmus, Praise of Folly, satire of monastic claims to merit.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Erasmus: Erasmus, Praise of Folly; work/audit-051/sources.json — 156-erasmus: Erasmus, Praise of Folly, satire of monastic claims to merit..

BIB-1276

Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall, book 2, pp. 140–141; Lanhadron’s speckled oak and the reported death omen, expressly left unconfirmed by Carew. Carew Survey of Cornwall 2 pages 140–141

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Recorded uses: DJR-030 — Carew: Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall, book 2, pp. 140–141; Lanhadron’s speckled oak and the reported death omen, expressly left unconfirmed by Carew.; work/audit-009/sources.json — Carew: Carew Survey of Cornwall 2 pages 140–141.

BIB-1277

Lucian, Trips to the Moon, including Icaromenippus.

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Recorded uses: DJR-076 — lucian: Lucian, Trips to the Moon, including Icaromenippus.; work/audit-024/sources.json — lucian: Lucian, Trips to the Moon, including Icaromenippus..

BIB-1278

Lucian, Symposium or A Feast of Lapithae, opening dialogue; H. W. and F. G. Fowler, The Works of Lucian of Samosata, vol. IV (1905). Lucian, Symposium or A Feast of Lapithae, opening dialogue

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Recorded uses: DJR-003 — LucianSymposium: Lucian, Symposium or A Feast of Lapithae, opening dialogue; H. W. and F. G. Fowler, The Works of Lucian of Samosata, vol. IV (1905).; work/audit-058/sources.json — 003-LucianSymposium: Lucian, Symposium or A Feast of Lapithae, opening dialogue.

BIB-1279

Lucian, Works, Fowler translation, volumes I–IV, author index

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Recorded uses: work/audit-058/sources.json — FowlerCorpus: Lucian, Works, Fowler translation, volumes I–IV, author index.

BIB-1280

Marco Polo, Travels, Yule–Cordier edition, volume 1, chapter 39: spirits in the desert of Lop. Marco Polo, Travels, volume 1, Yule–Cordier edition, Book I, chapter 46: Prester John and Unc Can; Burton’s chapter numbering unreconciled. Marco Polo, Travels, Yule–Cordier edition, book 1, chapters 23–24: the reported garden of Paradise. Marco Polo Travels 1.39 Marco Polo, Travels, volume 1, Yule–Cordier edition, Book I, chapter 46 Marco Polo, Travels, Yule–Cordier edition, book 1, chapters 23–24

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Recorded uses: DJR-030 — polo: Marco Polo, Travels, Yule–Cordier edition, volume 1, chapter 39: spirits in the desert of Lop.; DJR-072 — Polo1: Marco Polo, Travels, volume 1, Yule–Cordier edition, Book I, chapter 46: Prester John and Unc Can; Burton’s chapter numbering unreconciled.; DJR-154 — polo: Marco Polo, Travels, Yule–Cordier edition, book 1, chapters 23–24: the reported garden of Paradise.; work/audit-009/sources.json — polo: Marco Polo Travels 1.39; work/audit-023/sources.json — Polo1: Marco Polo, Travels, volume 1, Yule–Cordier edition, Book I, chapter 46; work/audit-050/sources.json — 154-polo: Marco Polo, Travels, Yule–Cordier edition, book 1, chapters 23–24.

BIB-1281

Machiavelli, Discourses 1.11–12: Roman religion and government. Machiavelli, Discourses 1.11–12

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Recorded uses: DJR-154 — machiavelli-discourses: Machiavelli, Discourses 1.11–12: Roman religion and government.; work/audit-050/sources.json — 154-machiavelli-discourses: Machiavelli, Discourses 1.11–12.

BIB-1282

Gerald of Wales, Journey through Wales 1.8; Elidorus’s childhood visit to an underground country, a probable parallel for Burton’s unnamed Welsh figure. Gerald of Wales, Journey through Wales, book 2, chapter 2: men pursued by toads and rats. Gerald Journey through Wales 1.8 Gerald of Wales, Journey through Wales, book 2, chapter 2

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Recorded uses: DJR-030 — Gerald: Gerald of Wales, Journey through Wales 1.8; Elidorus’s childhood visit to an underground country, a probable parallel for Burton’s unnamed Welsh figure.; DJR-165 — gerald: Gerald of Wales, Journey through Wales, book 2, chapter 2: men pursued by toads and rats.; work/audit-009/sources.json — Gerald: Gerald Journey through Wales 1.8; work/audit-054/sources.json — 165-gerald: Gerald of Wales, Journey through Wales, book 2, chapter 2.

BIB-1283

Xenophon, Hiero. The insecurity of tyranny. H. G. Dakyns translation. Xenophon, Hiero 1; Simonides and Hiero, Dakyns translation. Xenophon, Hiero 1

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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.

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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.