Hydriotaphia – Urne Burial (eBook)

Discourse of the Sepulchral Urns Lately Found in Norfolk

Thomas Browne (Autor)

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2023
48 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-633950859-0 (EAN)

Infos

Hydriotaphia, or Urn Burial is a work by Sir Thomas Browne. Its nominal subject was the discovery of some 40 to 50 Anglo-Saxon pots in Norfolk. The discovery of these remains prompts Browne to deliver, first, a description of the antiquities found, and then a survey of most of the burial and funerary customs, ancient and current, of which his era was aware. The most famous part of the work is the apotheosis of the fifth chapter which is considered a piece of absolutely sublime rhetoric.

Autor

Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682) was an English polymath and author of varied works which reveal his wide learning in diverse fields including science and medicine, religion and the esoteric. His writings display a deep curiosity towards the natural world, influenced by the scientific revolution of Baconian enquiry and are permeated by references to Classical and Biblical sources as well as the idiosyncrasies of his own personality.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.5.2023
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum
• Schlagworte: 17th century • Baroque Writing Style • British Literature • classic essay collection • cultural customs • historical reflections • memento mori • Palladianism Influence • philosophical prose • Rhetorical Flourishes