The Most Influential Works by Sir Thomas Browne
Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia & The Letter to a Friend
Published on 19. December 2023
163 pages
4066339580541 (EAN)
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Description
This carefully crafted book contains the most influential works of Sir Thomas Browne, including a spiritual testament and an early psychological self-portrait, "Religio Medici" and a work about the discovery of a Roman urn burial in Norfolk, Hydriotaphia. 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. Browne's writings display a deep curiosity towards the natural world, influenced by the scientific revolution of Baconian enquiry.
