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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. 1395

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Recorded uses: DJR-157 — holder: Catalogue: Mus exenteratus, attributed to Wilhelm Holder.; work/audit-051/sources.json — 157-holder: Catalogue.

BIB-1407

Hugo Grotius, Poemata omnia (1670), Epigrams book 1, “De ambitu,” page 242, lines 4–5; later witness, not Burton’s source edition. Grotius, De ambitu

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Recorded uses: DJR-041 — Grotius: Hugo Grotius, Poemata omnia (1670), Epigrams book 1, “De ambitu,” page 242, lines 4–5; later witness, not Burton’s source edition.; work/audit-012/sources.json — Grotius: Grotius, De ambitu.

BIB-1408

Erasmus, Adages title index, 1.9.99 (899), Lacerat lacertum Largi mordax Memmius; heading and numbering only. Erasmus, Adages title index, 1.9.99 (899), Lacerat lacertum Largi mordax Memmius

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Recorded uses: DJR-144 — Erasmus899: Erasmus, Adages title index, 1.9.99 (899), Lacerat lacertum Largi mordax Memmius; heading and numbering only.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 144-Erasmus899: Erasmus, Adages title index, 1.9.99 (899), Lacerat lacertum Largi mordax Memmius.

BIB-1409

Ctesias, Persian History, Photius’s excerpt, section 44: Apollonides and Amytis. Ctesias, Persian History, Photius’s excerpt, section 44

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Recorded uses: DJR-151 — ctesias: Ctesias, Persian History, Photius’s excerpt, section 44: Apollonides and Amytis.; work/audit-049/sources.json — 151-ctesias: Ctesias, Persian History, Photius’s excerpt, section 44.

BIB-1410

Herodian 3.15.1–2; illness, Caracalla’s conduct and the death of Severus chiefly through grief. Herodian 3.15

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Recorded uses: DJR-040 — Herodian: Herodian 3.15.1–2; illness, Caracalla’s conduct and the death of Severus chiefly through grief.; work/audit-012/sources.json — Herodian: Herodian 3.15.

BIB-1411

Herodian 5.3.3; Soaemias, Mamaea and their sons. Herodian 5.3.3

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Recorded uses: DJR-132 — Herodian: Herodian 5.3.3; Soaemias, Mamaea and their sons.; work/audit-043/sources.json — 132-Herodian: Herodian 5.3.3.

BIB-1412

Herodian 7.1.1–4: Maximinus and Alexander’s former attendants. Herodian 7.1.1–4

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Recorded uses: DJR-144 — herodian: Herodian 7.1.1–4: Maximinus and Alexander’s former attendants.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 144-herodian: Herodian 7.1.1–4.

BIB-1413

Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 1.36, Conybeare translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-128 — philostratus: Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 1.36, Conybeare translation.; work/audit-041/sources.json — 128-philostratus: Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 1.36, Conybeare translation..

BIB-1414

Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 4.25: Menippus and the apparition; compare Burton’s Tantalus’s gold and condensed ending. Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 4.25

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Recorded uses: DJR-113 — Philostratus: Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 4.25: Menippus and the apparition; compare Burton’s Tantalus’s gold and condensed ending.; work/audit-036/sources.json — 113-Philostratus: Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 4.25.

BIB-1415

Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 7.14: conscience, social withdrawal and disturbed sleep. Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 7.14

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Recorded uses: DJR-165 — philostratus: Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 7.14: conscience, social withdrawal and disturbed sleep.; work/audit-054/sources.json — 165-philostratus: Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 7.14.

BIB-1416

Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 8.5, translation by F. C. Conybeare, for Domitian and the causes of plague.

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Recorded uses: DJR-021 — philostratus: Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 8.5, translation by F. C. Conybeare, for Domitian and the causes of plague..

BIB-1417

Synesius, Eulogy of Baldness, opening chapters. Fitzgerald translation consulted for the context of distress over hair loss; Burton’s Latin edition remains uncollated. Synesius, Eulogy of Baldness, opening chapters. Fitzgerald translation consulted for the context of distress over hair loss

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Recorded uses: DJR-056 — Synesius: Synesius, Eulogy of Baldness, opening chapters. Fitzgerald translation consulted for the context of distress over hair loss; Burton’s Latin edition remains uncollated.; work/audit-017/sources.json — Synesius: Synesius, Eulogy of Baldness, opening chapters. Fitzgerald translation consulted for the context of distress over hair loss.

BIB-1418

Synesius, Eulogy of Baldness, A. Fitzgerald translation; contents and chapter 12 consulted, but Burton’s precise allusion remains unlocated. Synesius Eulogy of Baldness

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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.