The Anatomy of Melancholy

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by Robert Burton

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Do any of the newer editions (post 1850) have ALL the Latin translated, either in text or footnotes? Find myself scrambling around through this old edition, GOOGLE translate, and whatever Latin I can recall, which makes this a fairly complex read. I have been through it once, and now trying to flip around and dig a little deeper into cross references, etc. Thank you.
Ilya The new Penguin edition is terrific -- it translates the Latin (except the titles of the sources in Burton's own notes), and the editorial annotations…moreThe new Penguin edition is terrific -- it translates the Latin (except the titles of the sources in Burton's own notes), and the editorial annotations are great too.(less)
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