Scientific Discourse in John Donne’s Eschatological Poetry
Author | : Ludmila Makuchowska |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2014-10-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781443869751 |
ISBN-13 | : 1443869759 |
Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Download or read book Scientific Discourse in John Donne’s Eschatological Poetry written by Ludmila Makuchowska and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific Discourse in John Donne’s Eschatological Poetry offers a compelling critique of John Donne’s 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 Donne’s poetry contribute to conceptualizing the Christian mystery of death.