"This long disease, my life" : Alexander Pope and the sciences / by Marjorie Nicolson and G. S. Rousseau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicolson, Marjorie Hope, 1894-1981, author.

Rousseau, G. S. (George Sebastian), author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 2093

Standardized Title:

Yid bżin mdzod [from old catalog]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature and science--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Literature and science.

Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744--Knowledge--Science.

Pope, Alexander.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1968.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

When in his "Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot" Pope referred to "this long disease, my life," his statement was quite literally true, since Pope, in addition to being a dwarf and a hunchback, suffered from many diseases during his lifetime. With technical advice from several physicians, the authors present the first medical case history of the poet. Drawing heavily upon the Correspondence for information about Pope's symptoms, they discuss the effect ill health had on his writings and the prevalence of medical themes in his works. The authors also explore Pope's interests in astronomy (second only to his obsession with medicine), microscopy, geology, and physics and how they relate to his writings.Originally published in 1968.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction

Part One. A Medical Case History of Alexander Pope

A Medical Case History of Alexander Pope

Part Two. Pope and Medicine

Pope and Medicine

I. Circulation and Transfusion

II. Animalitarianism

III. The Mary Toft Case

IV. Pope and "Vomition"

V. The "Mummius" Episode

Part Three. Pope and Astronomy

Alexander Pope and Astronomy

Part Four. Pope and Other Sciences

I. The Old and the New

II. The Small in Nature

III. Grottoes and Geology

IV. Color and Light

Appendix. Dr. Thomas Thompson

Dr. Thomas Thompson

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691649245

0691649243

9781400875962

140087596X

OCLC:

967567032