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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc History |
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Named Person: | Thomas Browne, Sir; Thomas Browne, Sir; Thomas Browne, Sir; Thomas Browne, Philosoph 1605-1682.; Thomas Browne |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Claire Preston |
ISBN: | 0521837944 9780521837941 |
OCLC Number: | 56068667 |
Description: | xiv, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | 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. |
Responsibility: | Claire Preston. |
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Review of the hardback: '... Thomas Browne and the Writing of Early Modern Science is a fitting tribute to its subject.' The Times Literary Supplement Review of the hardback: '... one of the best ever written on Thomas Browne ... Preston teaches the reader to think about Browne anew ... a prose style that is vivid, elegant, and compelling.' Minerva Review of the hardback: 'Claire Preston's eloquent study, Thomas Browne and the Writing of Early Modern Science (Cambridge University Press), perceptively illuminates the man and the work.' The Times Literary Supplement "In this loving and robust account, Preston firmly grounds Browne's writing in the social history of natural philosophy and, like salt of the earth, adds new flavors and accents to our impression of the early modern world...The book proves enormously rewarding in its range of inquiry, and it will no doubt be especially enjoyable for those salts of the earth who may already have a loving appreciation for the many dimensions of Thomas Browne." - Colin Milburn, University of California, Davis "The strongest part of this book is Preston's clear committment to a careful and thoughtful reading of Thomas Browne's works." - Renaissance Quarterly Allison B. Kavley, John Jay College, The City University of New York Read more...


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