Marjorie Hope Nicolson

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This Long Disease, My Life: Alexander Pope and the SciencesPaperback, 8 December 2015

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Princeton Legacy Library
Part of Series
Princeton Legacy Library, 2093
Print Length
330 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Date Published
8 Dec 2015
ISBN-10
0691622469
ISBN-13
9780691622460

Description

When in his "Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot" Pope referred to "this long disease, my life," his statement was quite literally true, since Pope, in addition to being a dwarf and a hunchback, suffered from many diseases during his lifetime. With technical advice from several physicians, the authors present the first medical case history of the poet. Drawing heavily upon the Correspondence for information about Pope's symptoms, they discuss the effect ill health had on his writings and the prevalence of medical themes in his works. The authors also explore Pope's interests in astronomy (second only to his obsession with medicine), microscopy, geology, and physics and how they relate to his writings.

Originally published in 1968.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Product Details

Authors:
Marjorie Hope NicolsonGeorge Sebastian Rousseau
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
8 December 2015
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 1.75 cm
Genre:
British
ISBN-10:
0691622469
ISBN-13:
9780691622460
Language:
English
Location:
Princeton
Pages:
330
Weight:
462.66 gm

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