John Donnes Language of Disease

John Donne's Language of Disease reveals the influence of medical knowledge -- a rapidly changing field in early modern England -- on Donne's thinking and writing.

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Alison Bumke is Assistant Professor of Seventeenth-Century Literature and Drama at the University of Nottingham.

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John Donne's Language of Disease reveals the influence of medical knowledge -- a rapidly changing field in early modern England -- on Donne's thinking and writing.

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Conventions and Notes

Introduction: Exploring Donne's Dynamic Comparisons

PART I

1 More Than Skin Deep: Dissecting Donne's Imagery of Humours

2 Cures and Currency in Donne's Letters to Patrons

3 Swollen Desires: Dropsy and Donne's Writing

PART II

4 'We May Have Recourse': Describing Illness in Donne's Devotions

5 'Sinfull Inough to Infect': Donne's Imagery of Contagion

6 'Holy Perfume': The Fragrance of Cures in Donne's Sermons

Conclusion: 'How Lame a Picture': Depicting the Sick Body

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Index