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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. 1396

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Recorded uses: DJR-027 — Synesius: Synesius, Eulogy of Baldness, A. Fitzgerald translation; contents and chapter 12 consulted, but Burton’s precise allusion remains unlocated.; work/audit-008/sources.json — Synesius: Synesius Eulogy of Baldness.

BIB-1419

Synesius, Letter 1 to Nicander: writings as children. Synesius, Letter 1 to Nicander

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Recorded uses: DJR-138 — syn: Synesius, Letter 1 to Nicander: writings as children.; work/audit-045/sources.json — 138-syn: Synesius, Letter 1 to Nicander.

BIB-1420

Synesius, letter to Theotimus, numbered 49 in Fitzgerald’s translation: Hiero and Simonides.

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Recorded uses: DJR-047 — Synesius: Synesius, letter to Theotimus, numbered 49 in Fitzgerald’s translation: Hiero and Simonides.; work/audit-014/sources.json — Synesius: Synesius, letter to Theotimus, numbered 49 in Fitzgerald’s translation: Hiero and Simonides..

BIB-1421

Synesius, Letter 143.7 to Herculian, A. Fitzgerald’s English translation, hosted by Livius.

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Recorded uses: DJR-003 — Synesius: Synesius, Letter 143.7 to Herculian, A. Fitzgerald’s English translation, hosted by Livius.; work/audit-058/sources.json — 003-Synesius: Synesius, Letter 143.7 to Herculian, A. Fitzgerald’s English translation, hosted by Livius..

BIB-1422

Library of Congress catalogue for Galileo’s Sidereus nuncius, Venice, 1610.

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Recorded uses: DJR-029 — Galileo: Library of Congress catalogue for Galileo’s Sidereus nuncius, Venice, 1610.; work/audit-008/sources.json — Galileo: Library of Congress catalogue for Galileo’s Sidereus nuncius, Venice, 1610..

BIB-1423

Library of Congress, Kepler’s Somnium: imprint dated 1634, compared with Burton’s 1635. Library of Congress, Kepler’s Somnium

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Recorded uses: DJR-075 — somnium: Library of Congress, Kepler’s Somnium: imprint dated 1634, compared with Burton’s 1635.; work/audit-024/sources.json — somnium: Library of Congress, Kepler’s Somnium.

BIB-1424

Library of Congress, Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates orbis terrarum.

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Recorded uses: DJR-081 — City books: Library of Congress, Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates orbis terrarum.; work/audit-026/sources.json — 081-City books: Library of Congress, Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates orbis terrarum..

BIB-1425

Library of Congress, map of the circumnavigations of Francis Drake and Thomas Cavendish. The catalogue records the voyages of 1577–1580 and 1586–1588.

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Recorded uses: DJR-014 — Voyages: Library of Congress, map of the circumnavigations of Francis Drake and Thomas Cavendish. The catalogue records the voyages of 1577–1580 and 1586–1588..

BIB-1426

John of Salisbury, Metalogicon 4.10, Latin chapter heading; source of Burton’s adapted marginal saying. John of Salisbury, Metalogicon 4.10

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Recorded uses: DJR-039 — Salisbury: John of Salisbury, Metalogicon 4.10, Latin chapter heading; source of Burton’s adapted marginal saying.; work/audit-012/sources.json — Salisbury: John of Salisbury, Metalogicon 4.10.

BIB-1427

Lucian, Saturnalian Letters 25–30.

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Recorded uses: DJR-089 — Lucian: Lucian, Saturnalian Letters 25–30.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 089-Lucian: Lucian, Saturnalian Letters 25–30..

BIB-1428

Lucian, The Downward Journey or The Tyrant 26, Fowler translation; Cyniscus accuses Megapenthes. Lucian Cataplus 26

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Recorded uses: DJR-052 — Lucian26: Lucian, The Downward Journey or The Tyrant 26, Fowler translation; Cyniscus accuses Megapenthes.; work/audit-016/sources.json — Lucian26: Lucian Cataplus 26.

BIB-1429

Lucian, On the Syrian Goddess 32: the statue’s following gaze. Lucian, On the Syrian Goddess 32

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Recorded uses: DJR-164 — Lucian goddess: Lucian, On the Syrian Goddess 32: the statue’s following gaze.; work/audit-053/sources.json — 164-Lucian goddess: Lucian, On the Syrian Goddess 32.

BIB-1430

Samuel Daniel, Delia with The Complaint of Rosamond 1592; lines 440–441 compared; Burton varies the wording. Daniel, The Complaint of Rosamond; 1592 text and altered quotation. Daniel, Delia and The Complaint of Rosamond (1592). Samuel Daniel, Delia with The Complaint of Rosamond 1592 Daniel, The Complaint of Rosamond

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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.