Sir Thomas Browne the opium of time
Cover -- titlepage -- copyright -- series introduction -- dedication -- contents -- List of Illustrations -- Chronology of Dr Thomas Browne's Life, 1605-1682 -- An Introductory Letter to Dr Browne -- 1 Ambiguity -- 2 Curiosity -- 3 Vitality -- 4 Piety -- 5 Humility -- 6 Misogyny -- 7 Mobility -...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Oxford ; New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2023
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Cover -- titlepage -- copyright -- series introduction -- dedication -- contents -- List of Illustrations -- Chronology of Dr Thomas Browne's Life, 1605-1682 -- An Introductory Letter to Dr Browne -- 1 Ambiguity -- 2 Curiosity -- 3 Vitality -- 4 Piety -- 5 Humility -- 6 Misogyny -- 7 Mobility -- 8 Mortality -- A Concluding Letter to Dr Browne -- Endnotes -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgements -- Index "Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682) was an English physician, wordsmith, and polymath who contributed hundreds of words to the English language (such as medical, electricity, migrant, and computer). After studying medicine in Montpellier, Padua and Leiden he settled in Norwich, where he practised as a doctor and wrote some of the greatest books of the seventeenth century, still read for their accessibility and eloquence. Religio Medici ('Religion of the Doctor') examined the vexed question of faith in a God who, to a physician, seemed indifferent to suffering. Pseudodoxia Epidemica ('Vulgar Errors') gave free rein to an agile curiosity and sought to debunk notions then commonly believed, such as that dead kingfishers indicate the direction of the wind, or that a woman could get pregnant from sharing a bath with a man"-- Provided by publisher |
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| Beschreibung: | XIV, 159 Seiten 14 Illustrationen und Porträts |
| ISBN: | 9780192858177 978-0-19-285817-7 |