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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 1394 of 1495

Bibliography and Comparison Resources

The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1394

Recorded uses: DJR-148 — Hyginus189: Hyginus, Fabulae 189, especially §9: Latin text confirms the numbered Procris reference and her accidental death.; work/audit-048/sources.json — 148-Hyginus189: Hyginus, Fabulae 189, especially §9.

BIB-1394

Hyginus, Fable 43; Latin text, Ariadne asleep on Dia and Theseus’s later marriage to Phaedra. Hyginus, Fable 43

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Recorded uses: DJR-136 — Hyginus43: Hyginus, Fable 43; Latin text, Ariadne asleep on Dia and Theseus’s later marriage to Phaedra.; work/audit-044/sources.json — 136-Hyginus43: Hyginus, Fable 43.

BIB-1395

Lactantius, Divine Institutes 3.29.16; Latin text on virtue and an adversary, a thematic parallel rather than the exact disputed quotation. Lactantius Divine Institutes 3.29.16

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Recorded uses: DJR-031 — LactantiusInstitutes: Lactantius, Divine Institutes 3.29.16; Latin text on virtue and an adversary, a thematic parallel rather than the exact disputed quotation.; work/audit-009/sources.json — LactantiusInstitutes: Lactantius Divine Institutes 3.29.16.

BIB-1396

Seneca, Moral Letters 88.43–46, especially 88.45, Latin text; a parallel concerning useless knowledge, not an exact match for Burton’s maxim about activity. Seneca, Letters 88.9–13, Latin text: music, geometry, and ethical knowledge. Seneca, Moral Letters 88.43–46, especially 88.45, Latin text

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Recorded uses: DJR-003 — Seneca88: Seneca, Moral Letters 88.43–46, especially 88.45, Latin text; a parallel concerning useless knowledge, not an exact match for Burton’s maxim about activity.; DJR-007 — Seneca: Seneca, Letters 88.9–13, Latin text: music, geometry, and ethical knowledge.; work/audit-058/sources.json — 003-Seneca88: Seneca, Moral Letters 88.43–46, especially 88.45, Latin text.

BIB-1397

Seneca, Letter 91.1–2, the fire at Lyon.

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Recorded uses: DJR-042 — seneca91: Seneca, Letter 91.1–2, the fire at Lyon.; work/audit-013/sources.json — seneca91: Seneca, Letter 91.1–2, the fire at Lyon..

BIB-1398

Seneca, Letter 9.20–21, happiness and one’s judgement.

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Recorded uses: DJR-042 — seneca9: Seneca, Letter 9.20–21, happiness and one’s judgement.; work/audit-013/sources.json — seneca9: Seneca, Letter 9.20–21, happiness and one’s judgement..

BIB-1399

Seneca, Letter 120.16, catalogue of bodily complaints.

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Recorded uses: DJR-042 — seneca120: Seneca, Letter 120.16, catalogue of bodily complaints.; work/audit-013/sources.json — seneca120: Seneca, Letter 120.16, catalogue of bodily complaints..

BIB-1400

Horace, Epode 5.13–14.

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Recorded uses: DJR-095 — hor5: Horace, Epode 5.13–14.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 095-hor5: Horace, Epode 5.13–14..

BIB-1401

Seneca, De beneficiis 1.4: healing minds, fidelity, and remembrance of duties. Latin text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-018 — Benefits: Seneca, De beneficiis 1.4: healing minds, fidelity, and remembrance of duties. Latin text..

BIB-1402

Seneca, On Tranquillity of Mind 7; Latin. Seneca, On Tranquillity of Mind 7

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Recorded uses: DJR-083 — SenecaTranquillity: Seneca, On Tranquillity of Mind 7; Latin.; DJR-084 — seneca-tranquil: Seneca, On Tranquillity of Mind 7; Latin.; work/audit-026/sources.json — 083-SenecaTranquillity: Seneca, On Tranquillity of Mind 7; work/audit-027/sources.json — 084-seneca-tranquil: Seneca, On Tranquillity of Mind 7.

BIB-1403

Terence, Adelphoe, act 5 scene 4. Demea’s complaint.

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Recorded uses: DJR-139 — terence: Terence, Adelphoe, act 5 scene 4. Demea’s complaint.; work/audit-045/sources.json — 139-terence: Terence, Adelphoe, act 5 scene 4. Demea’s complaint..

BIB-1404

Aelred, A Rule of Life for a Recluse, chapter 3, Latin text and translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-125 — Aelred: Aelred, A Rule of Life for a Recluse, chapter 3, Latin text and translation.; work/audit-040/sources.json — 125-Aelred: Aelred, A Rule of Life for a Recluse, chapter 3, Latin text and translation..

BIB-1405

Baden-Württemberg state library authority record for Ottmar Luscinius, also Nachtgall.

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Recorded uses: DJR-078 — luscinius: Baden-Württemberg state library authority record for Ottmar Luscinius, also Nachtgall.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 078-luscinius: Baden-Württemberg state library authority record for Ottmar Luscinius, also Nachtgall..

BIB-1406

Catalogue: Mus exenteratus, attributed to Wilhelm Holder. Catalogue

1394

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.