Claire Preston

Thomas Browne and the Writing of Early Modern Science

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Produktbeschreibung

A major critical evaluation of Thomas Browne's oeuvre in literature, science and philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780521107792
• ISBN-10: 0521107792
• Artikelnr.: 25905805

Autorenporträt

Claire Preston is Fellow and Lecturer in English, Sidney Sussex College, and Newton Trust Lecturer, Faculty of English, University of Cambridge.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Browne's civility
2. Religio Medici: the junior endeavour
3. The civil monument: Pseudodoxia Epidemica and investigative culture
4. The laureate of the grave: Urne-Buriall and the failure of memory
5. The jocund cabinet and the melancholy museum: a brief excursion into Brownean comedy
6. The epitome of the earth: The Garden of Cyrus and verdancy
7. The fruits of natural knowledge: the fugitive writings, and a conclusion.

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1. Browne's civility; 2. Religio Medici: the junior endeavour; 3. The civil monument: Pseudodoxia Epidemica and investigative culture; 4. The laureate of the grave: Urne-Buriall and the failure of memory; 5. The jocund cabinet and the melancholy museum: a brief excursion into Brownean comedy; 6. The epitome of the earth: The Garden of Cyrus and verdancy; 7. The fruits of natural knowledge: the fugitive writings, and a conclusion.

Rezensionen

Review of the hardback: '... Thomas Browne and the Writing of Early Modern Science is a fitting tribute to its subject.' The Times Literary Supplement