Editing The Anatomy of Melancholy (section)

=== Laurence Sterne ===
In 1798, [[John Ferriar]] published the paper ''Illustrations of Sterne'', which pointed out that [[Laurence Sterne|Laurence Sterne's]] 1759 novel ''[[The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman]]'' used passages from ''Anatomy'' [[The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman#Artistic incorporation and accusations of plagiarism|almost word for word]].<ref name="FerriarGravity" /><ref name="Petrie70">Petrie (1970) pp. 261–262.</ref>''<ref>Petrie (1970) pp. 261–66.</ref>'' Sterne also took sections from ''[[Essays (Francis Bacon)|Of Death]]'' by [[Francis Bacon]] and several other books.<ref name="Petrie70" /> Besides copying text, Sterne referenced Burton's book divisions in the titles of his chapters, and he parodied his account of [[Cicero|Cicero's]] grief for the death of his daughter [[Tullia (daughter of Cicero)|Tullia]].<ref name="FerriarGravity" /> These accusations of [[plagiarism]] further fueled the revived interest in Burton's work at the turn of the 19th century.<ref name=":3" />