Alison Bumke

John Donne's Language of Disease (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

John Donne's Language of Disease reveals the influence of medical knowledge -- a rapidly changing field in early modern England -- on Donne's thinking and writing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000870619
• Artikelnr.: 67718581

Autorenporträt

Alison Bumke is Assistant Professor of Seventeenth-Century Literature and Drama at the University of Nottingham.

Inhaltsangabe

Conventions and Notes
Introduction: Exploring Donne's Dynamic Comparisons
PART I
1 More Than Skin Deep: Dissecting Donne's Imagery of Humours
2 Cures and Currency in Donne's Letters to Patrons
3 Swollen Desires: Dropsy and Donne's Writing
PART II
4 'We May Have Recourse': Describing Illness in Donne's Devotions
5 'Sinfull Inough to Infect': Donne's Imagery of Contagion
6 'Holy Perfume': The Fragrance of Cures in Donne's Sermons
Conclusion: 'How Lame a Picture': Depicting the Sick Body
Bibliography
Index