Sir Thomas Browne : the world proposed / edited by Reid Barbour and Claire Preston.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barbour, Reid, editor.

Preston, Claire, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682--Criticism and interpretation.

Browne, Thomas.

Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682--Influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (381 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An impressive line-up of scholars from across the world explore the significance of Sir Thomas Browne, a virtuoso in learning whose many interests form a representative portrait of his age. Doctor, linguist, scientist, and natural historian, Browne was also the writer of some of the most beautiful prose in the English language.

Contents:

Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: 'Many Things Untouch'd': Browne at 400; PART I: HABITS OF THOUGHT; PART II: WORKS; PART III: LIFE AND AFTERLIVES; Bibliography; The Editors and Contributors; Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-351) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-03694-2

1-281-92533-0

9786611925338

0-19-155309-3

OCLC:

437094874