Donne and the new philosophy
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Donne and the new philosophy
（Essays on Renaissance literature / William Empson, v. 1）
Cambridge University Press, 1993
- : hard
- : pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Following the success in paperback of William Empson's Essays on Shakespeare (1986), this first volume of his Essays on Renaissance Literature (1993) now appears in an accessible format. The volume gathers Empson's passionate and controversial essays on John Donne in the context of contemporary science, and includes previously unpublished pieces on some of the most influential Renaissance writers and scientists. Edited and introduced by leading Empson scholar John Haffenden, this is a book for anyone interested in the Renaissance, the history of science, and the history of literary criticism. 'Some of these passages have a sweep as grand as Empson found in Donne.' Eric Griffiths, The Times Literary Supplement 'Empson's achievement here as elsewhere comes from the generosity of spirit which made him consistently a great critic.' The New York Review of Books
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Sources and acknowledgements
- Introduction by JOHN HAFFENDEN
- 1. Donne and the rhetorical tradition
- 2. Donne the space man
- 3. Donne in the new edition
- 4. Rescuing Donne
- 5. Donne's foresight
- 6. Copernicanism and the censor
- 7. Thomas Digges his infinite universe
- 8. Godwin's voyage to the moon
- Appendix on Galileo
- Notes
- Index.
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