Selected Poems: Sir Thomas Browne by Sir Thomas Browne

Selected Poems: Sir Thomas Browne by Sir Thomas Browne

Sir Thomas Browne (1605-82), physician and philosopher, is celebrated principally for his Religio Medici and his study of burial customs, Urn Burial, masterpieces of English prose. But a portrait of Browne as a 17th-century intellectual must include much that is rarely seen except by specialists. The Pseudodoxia Epidemica, for example, tracts, letters to naturalists and antiquarians, notebooks and observations on natural history, are neglected. This modernised edition includes the complete text of Urn Burial, selections from Religio Medici, and much else to give account of Browne as doctor, scientist, philosopher, Christian, political and social being. Designed for those unfamiliar with Browne's sometimes opaque prose, it includes substantial annotation and a full introduction.

Thomas Browne was a physician, philosopher, and the author of "Religio Medici" and "Urn Burial." Claire Preston is a fellow and lecturer in English at Sidney Sussex College.

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ISBN 13	9781857546903
ISBN 10	1857546903
Title	Selected Poems: Sir Thomas Browne
Author	Sir Thomas Browne
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Carcanet Press Ltd
Year published	2003-04-24
Number of pages	168
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