John Donne’s Language of Disease: Eloquent Blood
Author:   Alison Bumke
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781032448770


Pages:   164
Publication Date:   29 May 2023
Format:   Hardback
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John Donne’s Language of Disease reveals the influence of medical knowledge – a rapidly changing field in early modern England – on the poetry and prose of John Donne (1572–1631). This knowledge played a crucial role in shaping how Donne understood his everyday experiences, and how he conveyed those experiences in his work. Examining a wide range of his texts through the lens of medical history, this study contends that Donne was both a product of his period and a remarkable exception to it. He used medical language in unexpected and striking ways that made his ideas resonate with his original audience and that still illuminate his ideas for readers today.

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Author:   Alison Bumke
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032448770


ISBN 10:   1032448776
Pages:   164
Publication Date:   29 May 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Conventions and Notes Introduction: Exploring Donne’s Dynamic Comparisons PART I 1 More Than Skin Deep: Dissecting Donne’s Imagery of Humours 2 Cures and Currency in Donne’s Letters to Patrons 3 Swollen Desires: Dropsy and Donne’s Writing PART II 4 ‘We May Have Recourse’: Describing Illness in Donne’s Devotions 5 ‘Sinfull Inough to Infect’: Donne’s Imagery of Contagion 6 ‘Holy Perfume’: The Fragrance of Cures in Donne’s Sermons Conclusion: ‘How Lame a Picture’: Depicting the Sick Body Bibliography Index

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Alison Bumke is Assistant Professor of Seventeenth-Century Literature and Drama at the University of Nottingham.

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