Flesh in the Age of Reason - Softcover

Buch 36 von 52: Allen Lane History

Porter, Roy

 
9780140167351: Flesh in the Age of Reason
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0140167358 ISBN 13: 9780140167351
Verlag: Penguin, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

'As an introduction to early modern thinking and the impact of past ideas on present lives, this book can find few equals and no superiors. Porter is a witty, humane writer with an extraordinary vocabulary and a sparkling sense of fun. Whether he is quoting from obscure medical texts or analysing scabrous diaries, dishing the dirt on long-dead bigwigs or evoking sympathy for human suffering, his grasp is masterly and his erudition appealing. I wish I could read it again for the first time: you can.' Times Educational Supplement, Book of the Week

In this startlingly brilliant sequel to the prize-winning ENLIGHTENMENT Roy Porter completes his lifetime's work, offering a magical, enthusiastic and charming account of the writings of some of the most attractive figures ever to write English.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Roy Porter was until his retirement Professor in the Social History of Medicine at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. His last book ENLIGHTENMENT won a 2001 Wolfson Prize. He completed FLESH IN THE AGE OF REASON in the week of his death.

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Verlag
Penguin
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0140167358
ISBN 13 
9780140167351
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
592
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