Kevin Killeen

Biblical Scholarship, Science and Politics in Early Modern England (eBook, PDF)

Thomas Browne and the Thorny Place of Knowledge

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Produktbeschreibung

Kevin Killeen addresses one of the most enigmatic of seventeenth century writers, Thomas Browne (1605-1682), whose voracious intellectual pursuits provide an unparalleled insight into how early modern scholarly culture understood the relations of science, politics and religion. The book centres on a reassessment of Browne's most elaborate text, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, his vast encyclopaedia of error and through this explores the multivalent nature of early-modern enquiry.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351955430
• Artikelnr.: 49354719

Autorenporträt

Kevin Killeen is a lecturer in Early Modern English Literature at the University of York, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction: the thorny place of knowledge
'The inconsiderable salarie of Judas': Biblical historiography and law
The community of this fruit: commentary, curiosa and chronology
Subtle seeds and agile emanations: natural philosophy, religion and witchcraft
'The doctor quarrels with some pictures': Browne's fabulous animals
The politics of painting
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.