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"This long disease, my life" : Alexander Pope and the sciences, by Marjorie Nicolson and G. S. Rousseau
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- Summary
- The authors of this book present a medical case history of the poet Alexander Pope (who suffered from many diseases throughout his life besides his well known dwarfism and hunchback). Drawing heavily upon the Correspondence for information about Pope's symptoms, they discuss his various ailments and the effect ill health had on his writing. In addition, the authors discuss the influence of his interest in astronomy science on Pope's poetic imagination as well as his interest in microscopy, geology and the building of a grotto, and physics
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 315 pages
- Contents
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- Part one: A medical case history of Alexander Pope
- Part two: Pope and medicine
- Circulation and transfusion
- Animalitarianism
- The Mary Toft case
- Pope and "vomition"
- The "mummius" episode
- Part three: Pope and astronomy
- Part four: Pope and other sciences
- The old and the new
- The small in nature
- Grottoes and geology
- Color and light
- Label
- "This long disease, my life" : Alexander Pope and the sciences
- Title
- "This long disease, my life"
- Title remainder
- Alexander Pope and the sciences
- Statement of responsibility
- by Marjorie Nicolson and G. S. Rousseau
- Subject
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- Dichters
- Famous Persons
- Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
- Medizin
- Naturwissenschaften
- Natuurwetenschappen
- Pope, Alexander
- Pope, Alexander -- Astronomie
- Pope, Alexander -- Medizin
- Pope, Alexander -- Naturwissenschaften
- Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744
- Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 -- Knowledge | Science
- Astronomie
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The authors of this book present a medical case history of the poet Alexander Pope (who suffered from many diseases throughout his life besides his well known dwarfism and hunchback). Drawing heavily upon the Correspondence for information about Pope's symptoms, they discuss his various ailments and the effect ill health had on his writing. In addition, the authors discuss the influence of his interest in astronomy science on Pope's poetic imagination as well as his interest in microscopy, geology and the building of a grotto, and physics
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1894-1981
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Nicolson, Marjorie Hope
- Dewey number
- 821/.5
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR3633
- LC item number
- .N5
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- NLM call number
- WZ 313
- NLM item number
- P825N 1968
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Rouusseau G. S
- Rousseau, G. S.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Pope, Alexander
- Pope, Alexander
- Literature and science
- Pope, Alexander
- Famous Persons
- Pope
- Pope
- Pope
- Pope, Alexander
- Natuurwetenschappen
- Dichters
- Naturwissenschaften
- Astronomie
- Medizin
- Label
- "This long disease, my life" : Alexander Pope and the sciences, by Marjorie Nicolson and G. S. Rousseau
- Bibliography note
- Bibliographical footnotes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part one: A medical case history of Alexander Pope -- Part two: Pope and medicine -- Circulation and transfusion -- Animalitarianism -- The Mary Toft case -- Pope and "vomition" -- The "mummius" episode -- Part three: Pope and astronomy -- Part four: Pope and other sciences -- The old and the new -- The small in nature -- Grottoes and geology -- Color and light
- Control code
- 169616
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- viii, 315 pages
- Lccn
- 68020874
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (WaOLN)500949
- Label
- "This long disease, my life" : Alexander Pope and the sciences, by Marjorie Nicolson and G. S. Rousseau
- Bibliography note
- Bibliographical footnotes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part one: A medical case history of Alexander Pope -- Part two: Pope and medicine -- Circulation and transfusion -- Animalitarianism -- The Mary Toft case -- Pope and "vomition" -- The "mummius" episode -- Part three: Pope and astronomy -- Part four: Pope and other sciences -- The old and the new -- The small in nature -- Grottoes and geology -- Color and light
- Control code
- 169616
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- viii, 315 pages
- Lccn
- 68020874
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (WaOLN)500949
Subject
- Dichters
- Famous Persons
- Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
- Medizin
- Naturwissenschaften
- Natuurwetenschappen
- Pope, Alexander
- Pope, Alexander -- Astronomie
- Pope, Alexander -- Medizin
- Pope, Alexander -- Naturwissenschaften
- Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744
- Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 -- Knowledge | Science
- Astronomie
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