Sir Thomas Browne: The Opium of Time: My Reading
Autor Gavin Francisen Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 mai 2023
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780192858177
ISBN-10: 0192858173
Pagini: 176
Ilustrații: 11 Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 145 x 224 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: OUP OXFORD
Colecția OUP Oxford
Seria My Reading
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0192858173
Pagini: 176
Ilustrații: 11 Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 145 x 224 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: OUP OXFORD
Colecția OUP Oxford
Seria My Reading
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Recenzii
[S]plendid...[an] excellent panegyric.
It always good to read something coming towards Browne from several directions at once. And especially the sympathies of a medical man, writer, and general practitioner.
The biographical material and quotes from his writings accompany the beautifully written analysis, creating a book that reads well and is a fine introduction to the life and work of this remarkable seventeenth century physician.
In Sir Thomas Browne: The opium of time,...autobiography and intellectual history are woven together under the conceptual generosity of eight thematic chapters and two letters to its subject.
A compelling read ... Gavin Francis's perspective on Browne's life and works ... beautifully encapsulate[s] the complexity of [Browne's] character.
This slim volume forms part of a series of biographies whose authors express deeply rooted ties with their subjects and who share something of themselves and their own experiences to add an autobiographical dimension. The formula works and the result is a compelling read.
It always good to read something coming towards Browne from several directions at once. And especially the sympathies of a medical man, writer, and general practitioner.
The biographical material and quotes from his writings accompany the beautifully written analysis, creating a book that reads well and is a fine introduction to the life and work of this remarkable seventeenth century physician.
In Sir Thomas Browne: The opium of time,...autobiography and intellectual history are woven together under the conceptual generosity of eight thematic chapters and two letters to its subject.
A compelling read ... Gavin Francis's perspective on Browne's life and works ... beautifully encapsulate[s] the complexity of [Browne's] character.
This slim volume forms part of a series of biographies whose authors express deeply rooted ties with their subjects and who share something of themselves and their own experiences to add an autobiographical dimension. The formula works and the result is a compelling read.
Notă biografică
Gavin Francis qualified in medicine from Edinburgh in 1999, then spent ten years travelling, visiting all seven continents. He is the author of seven award-winning books of non-fiction including Adventures in Human Being, Island Dreams, and Recovery: the Lost Art of Convalescence. His work has been translated into eighteen languages. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. He lives in Edinburgh, where he also works as a general practitioner.