Sir Thomas Browne: The Opium of Time (My Reading) (EPUB)

Name: Sir Thomas Browne: The Opium of Time (My Reading) (EPUB)
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In Sir Thomas Browne: The Opium of Time, Dr Gavin Francis examines the work of Sir Thomas Browne, an early modern polymath and physician. Francis explores themes like ambiguity, curiosity, vitality, piety, humility, misogyny, mobility, and mortality in Browne’s work, arguing that it remains powerful and wise. The book is published by Oxford University Press and is 176 pages long. ISBN-10: 0192858173, ISBN-13: 978-0192858177.

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Sir Thomas Browne: The Opium of Time (My Reading) (EPUB)

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By Gavin Francis
Sir Thomas Browne, the early modern polymath, has left an indelible mark on English language and literature. In this book, Sir Thomas Browne: The Opium of Time, Dr Gavin Francis examines Browne’s work through a variety of themes, including ambiguity, curiosity, vitality, piety, humility, misogyny, mobility, and mortality. Religio Medici explored the vexed question of faith in a God who seemed indifferent to suffering, while Pseudodoxia Epidemica debunked commonly held beliefs of the time. Urne Buriall was Browne’s meditation on mortality, and Museum Clausum set out a series of thought experiments. Gavin Francis draws on his own experiences as a writer and doctor to explore the power and wisdom inherent in Browne’s work.