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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

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Recorded uses: DJR-085 — plutarch-music: Plutarch, Table Talk 7.5.1: music and intoxication; historical English translation, Project Gutenberg.; DJR-085 — plutarch-epicurus: Plutarch, Non posse, section 16: women in the Epicurean garden; historical English translation, Project Gutenberg.; DJR-111 — PlutarchTableTalk: Plutarch, Table Talk 8.1: celebrations of Socrates and Plato; English translation, contextual comparison.; DJR-132 — PlutarchTable: Plutarch, Table Talk 1.5; English translation, love, poetry and softened character.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 085-plutarch-music: Plutarch, Table Talk 7.5.1; work/audit-027/sources.json — 085-plutarch-epicurus: Plutarch, Non posse, section 16; work/audit-036/sources.json — 111-PlutarchTableTalk: Plutarch, Table Talk 8.1; work/audit-043/sources.json — 132-PlutarchTable: Plutarch, Table Talk 1.5.

BIB-1309

Seneca, On Benefits 4.5 and 7.2: divine gifts beyond necessity; freedom from disturbances. English translation. Seneca, On Benefits 4.5 and 7.2

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Recorded uses: DJR-160 — seneca: Seneca, On Benefits 4.5 and 7.2: divine gifts beyond necessity; freedom from disturbances. English translation.; work/audit-052/sources.json — 160-seneca: Seneca, On Benefits 4.5 and 7.2.

BIB-1310

Jonson, Epicoene: Sir Amorous La Foole. Jonson, Epicoene

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Recorded uses: DJR-122 — Jonson: Jonson, Epicoene: Sir Amorous La Foole.; work/audit-039/sources.json — 122-Jonson: Jonson, Epicoene.

BIB-1311

Ben Jonson, Volpone, act 3: promises to Celia. Ben Jonson, Volpone, act 3

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Recorded uses: DJR-125 — Jonson: Ben Jonson, Volpone, act 3: promises to Celia.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 125-Jonson: Ben Jonson, Volpone, act 3.

BIB-1312

The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, ed. Clements Markham (1904), vol. 1: memorials and bibliography, including Amsterdam 1612. The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, edited by Clements Markham (1904), vol. 1. Memorials and bibliography, including Amsterdam printings in 1612.

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Recorded uses: DJR-006 — Quiros: The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, ed. Clements Markham (1904), vol. 1: memorials and bibliography, including Amsterdam 1612.; DJR-015 — Quiros: The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, edited by Clements Markham (1904), vol. 1. Memorials and bibliography, including Amsterdam printings in 1612..

BIB-1313

Romaunt of the Rose 4261–4270; Skeat edition transcription, the omitted line and condemnation of Wicked Tongue’s slander. Romaunt of the Rose 4261–4270

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Recorded uses: DJR-138 — Romaunt4261: Romaunt of the Rose 4261–4270; Skeat edition transcription, the omitted line and condemnation of Wicked Tongue’s slander.; work/audit-045/sources.json — 138-Romaunt4261: Romaunt of the Rose 4261–4270.

BIB-1314

Galileo, Sidereal Messenger: the four Medicean planets orbiting Jupiter. Galileo, Sidereal Messenger

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Recorded uses: DJR-074 — galileo: Galileo, Sidereal Messenger: the four Medicean planets orbiting Jupiter.; work/audit-023/sources.json — galileo: Galileo, Sidereal Messenger.

BIB-1315

Theocritus, Idylls 8 and 18, in Andrew Lang’s translation. Theocritus, Idyll 27, The Wooing of Daphnis; Andrew Lang translation. Theocritus, Idyll 27, The Wooing of Daphnis

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Recorded uses: DJR-123 — Theocritus: Theocritus, Idylls 8 and 18, in Andrew Lang’s translation.; DJR-124 — Theocritus: Theocritus, Idyll 27, The Wooing of Daphnis; Andrew Lang translation.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 123-Theocritus: Theocritus, Idylls 8 and 18, in Andrew Lang’s translation.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 124-Theocritus: Theocritus, Idyll 27, The Wooing of Daphnis.

BIB-1316

Montaigne, Essays, “De la force de l’imagination,” French text in the consulted edition; parallel pairings of Dagobert and Francis, and of the Celsus and Augustine accounts. Montaigne, On imagination

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Recorded uses: DJR-039 — Montaigne: Montaigne, Essays, “De la force de l’imagination,” French text in the consulted edition; parallel pairings of Dagobert and Francis, and of the Celsus and Augustine accounts.; work/audit-012/sources.json — Montaigne: Montaigne, On imagination.

BIB-1317

Culpeper, Complete Herbal, expanded 1850 edition: dispensatory vocabulary including tablet forms, Diamoschu Dulce and Requies. Later terminology comparator only; not a reconstruction of Burton’s recipes. Culpeper, Complete Herbal, expanded 1850 edition

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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.