Scientific Discourse in John Donne’s Eschatological Poetry.
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- 9781443869751
- 821.3
- PR2248 -- .M358 2014eb
Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CONCLUSION -- WORKS CITED -- INDEX.
Scientific Discourse in John Donnes Eschatological Poetry offers a compelling critique of John Donnes religious and erotic poetry, focusing on the intersection of two seemingly antithetical discourses: the language of the scientific revolution and of Christian eschatology. Throughout its three chapters, which correspond to three scientific disciplines - cartography, physics and alchemy - the volume examines the ways in which the references to early modern and medieval science in Donnes poe.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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