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Authors: Sir Thomas Browne
Simonides (557?–467
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek lyric poet
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek lyric poet
Siren
:
any of the sea nymphs who lured sailors to their death by singing (see
Odyssey
, XII, 165 ff.)
:
any of the sea nymphs who lured sailors to their death by singing (see
Odyssey
, XII, 165 ff.)
Sisyphus
:
condemned to roll a stone uphill, only to have it roll back
:
condemned to roll a stone uphill, only to have it roll back
Smith, John, the Cambridge Platonist (1618–1652)
:
philosopher
:
philosopher
Socrates (470?–399
B
.
C
.)
:
Athenian philosopher and teacher
B
.
C
.)
:
Athenian philosopher and teacher
Sol (Helios)
:
the sun god
:
the sun god
Solinus, G. Julius (early 3rd cent.)
:
Latin grammarian and encyclopedic author
:
Latin grammarian and encyclopedic author
Solomon
:
the third king of Israel, accepted as the author of Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, and Wisdom of Solomon
:
the third king of Israel, accepted as the author of Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, and Wisdom of Solomon
Solon (638?–558?
B
.
C
.)
:
Athenian lawgiver
B
.
C
.)
:
Athenian lawgiver
Somnus
:
i.e. Sleep
:
i.e. Sleep
Starkatterus
:
i.e. Starkaòr the Old, a popular legendary figure
:
i.e. Starkaòr the Old, a popular legendary figure
Statius (45?-96)
:
Roman epic poet
:
Roman epic poet
Stentor
:
the herald of the loud voice (see
Iliad
, V, 785)
:
the herald of the loud voice (see
Iliad
, V, 785)
Stowe, John (1525–1605)
:
English chronicler and antiquary
:
English chronicler and antiquary
Strabo (c. 63
B
.
C
.-
c
.
A
.
D
. 24)
:
Greek geographer
B
.
C
.-
c
.
A
.
D
. 24)
:
Greek geographer
Strebaeus (Jacques-Louis Strébée, fl. mid 16th cent.)
:
French classical scholar
:
French classical scholar
Suarez, Francisco de (1548–1617)
:
Spanish Jesuit theologian, author of
Disputationes metapbysicae
(1597); see
p. 77, note 85
:
Spanish Jesuit theologian, author of
Disputationes metapbysicae
(1597); see
p. 77, note 85
Suetonius (2nd cent.)
:
Roman biographer and historian
:
Roman biographer and historian
Suetonius Paulinus, C.
:
Roman governor in Britain (59–61)
:
Roman governor in Britain (59–61)
Suleiman ‘the Magnificent’
:
Ottoman emperor (1520–1566)
:
Ottoman emperor (1520–1566)
Sulla, Lucius Cornelius (138–78
B
.
C
.)
:
Roman general and dictator
B
.
C
.)
:
Roman general and dictator
Sweyn Forkbeard
:
king of Denmark (985?–1014) and conqueror of England
:
king of Denmark (985?–1014) and conqueror of England
Sydenham, Humphrey (1591–1650?)
:
English divine and author
:
English divine and author
Tacitus, Cornelius (52?–
post
117)
:
Roman orator, politician, historian
post
117)
:
Roman orator, politician, historian
Tantalus
:
son of Jupiter; his punishment: eternal hunger and thirst
:
son of Jupiter; his punishment: eternal hunger and thirst
Tarquinius Priscus
:
the fifth king of Rome (617–578
B
.
C
.)
:
the fifth king of Rome (617–578
B
.
C
.)
Taurus
:
the northern constellation containing the Pleiades
:
the northern constellation containing the Pleiades
Taylor, Jeremy (1613–1667)
:
Anglican bishop and writer
:
Anglican bishop and writer
Tellus
:
the Roman goddess of the earth
:
the Roman goddess of the earth
Tenison, Thomas
:
Archbishop of Canterbury (1694)
:
Archbishop of Canterbury (1694)
Tertullian (
c
. 160–
c
. 220)
:
theologian, Father of the Latin Church
c
. 160–
c
. 220)
:
theologian, Father of the Latin Church
Tetricus
:
Gallic emperor (268–273), successor of Victorinus (q.v.)
:
Gallic emperor (268–273), successor of Victorinus (q.v.)
Thales of Miletus (
c
. 640–546
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek philosopher and scientist
c
. 640–546
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek philosopher and scientist
Themistocles (527?–460?
B
.
C
.)
:
Athenian statesman and commander of the fleet at Salamis 480)
B
.
C
.)
:
Athenian statesman and commander of the fleet at Salamis 480)
Theocritus (3rd cent.
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek pastoral poet
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek pastoral poet
Theodoret (
c
. 393–
c
. 458)
:
Bishop of Cyrrhus, prolific exegete, historian, etc.
c
. 393–
c
. 458)
:
Bishop of Cyrrhus, prolific exegete, historian, etc.
Theodoric
:
king of the Ostrogoths (475–526) and the Romans (493–526)
:
king of the Ostrogoths (475–526) and the Romans (493–526)
Theophrastus (d.
c
. 287
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek philosopher and naturalist
c
. 287
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek philosopher and naturalist
Thersites
:
the deformed and abusive Greek soldier (see
Iliad
, II, 212 ff.)
:
the deformed and abusive Greek soldier (see
Iliad
, II, 212 ff.)
Theseus
:
the chief mythical hero of pre-classical Attica
:
the chief mythical hero of pre-classical Attica
Theudas
:
the leader of an unsuccessful Jewish insurrection (see Acts 5.36)
:
the leader of an unsuccessful Jewish insurrection (see Acts 5.36)
Thucydides (471?–400?
B
.
C
.)
:
the greatest historian of antiquity
B
.
C
.)
:
the greatest historian of antiquity
Tiberius
:
second emperor of Rome (14–37)
:
second emperor of Rome (14–37)
Tibullus, Albius (54?-18?
B
.
C
.)
:
Roman elegiac poet
B
.
C
.)
:
Roman elegiac poet
Timon (late 5th cent.
B
.
C
.)
:
Athenian misanthrope
B
.
C
.)
:
Athenian misanthrope
Tiresias
:
the blind Theban soothsayer
:
the blind Theban soothsayer
Tirinus, Jacobus (1580–1636)
:
Flemish Jesuit ecclesiastical writer
:
Flemish Jesuit ecclesiastical writer
Titus
:
Roman emperor (79–81)
:
Roman emperor (79–81)
Tityus
:
the giant punished by having vultures eat his liver
:
the giant punished by having vultures eat his liver
Trajan
:
Roman emperor (98–117)
:
Roman emperor (98–117)
Tremellius, Joannes Immanuel (1510–1580)
:
Italian Hebrew scholar
:
Italian Hebrew scholar
Tricassus (Patricio Tricasso, 1480?–1550?)
:
Italian chiromancer and physiognomist
:
Italian chiromancer and physiognomist
Twinus, J.
:
see next entry
:
see next entry
Twyne, John (1501?–1581)
:
English antiquary and author
:
English antiquary and author
Tycho
:
the god of chance (
tyche
)
:
the god of chance (
tyche
)
Tzetzes, Joannes (12th cent.)
:
Byzantine poet and grammarian
:
Byzantine poet and grammarian
Ulfkell Snilling
:
leader of the East Anglian forces against Sweyn (q.v.) in 1004
:
leader of the East Anglian forces against Sweyn (q.v.) in 1004
Ulysses (Odysseus)
:
the Greek warrior in
The Iliad
, and protagonist of
The Odyssey
:
the Greek warrior in
The Iliad
, and protagonist of
The Odyssey
Unguinus
:
i.e. Yngvi, Swedish king, contemporary with Frotho (q.v.)
:
i.e. Yngvi, Swedish king, contemporary with Frotho (q.v.)
Upton, Nicholas (1400?–1457)
:
English writer on heraldry and the art of war
:
English writer on heraldry and the art of war
Urban VIII
:
Pope (1623–1644)
:
Pope (1623–1644)
Valens
:
Eastern Roman emperor (364–378)
:
Eastern Roman emperor (364–378)
Valerianus (Piero Valeriano, 1477–1558)
:
Italian scholar (
Hieroglyphica
, 1556 ff., etc.)
:
Italian scholar (
Hieroglyphica
, 1556 ff., etc.)
Valla, Lorenzo (
c
. 1406–1457)
:
Italian scholar and humanist
c
. 1406–1457)
:
Italian scholar and humanist
Varro, Marcus Terentius (116–27
B
.
C
.)
:
Roman scholar
B
.
C
.)
:
Roman scholar
Vasthi (Vashti)
:
wife of ‘Ahasuerus’ (see Esther 1.9 ff.)
:
wife of ‘Ahasuerus’ (see Esther 1.9 ff.)
Vegetius Renatus (fl. 385)
:
Roman military writer
:
Roman military writer
Venus (Aphrodite)
:
Olympian goddess of love, beauty, etc.; also the planet
:
Olympian goddess of love, beauty, etc.; also the planet
Vergil, Polydore (1470?–1555?)
:
Italian historian of England
:
Italian historian of England
Vespasian
:
Roman emperor (69–79)
:
Roman emperor (69–79)
Victorinus
:
Gallic emperor (267–268), successor of Postumus (q.v.)
:
Gallic emperor (267–268), successor of Postumus (q.v.)
Victorius, Angelus
:
Italian author of
Medicae Consultationes
(1640)
:
Italian author of
Medicae Consultationes
(1640)
Vigenère, Blaise de (1523–1596)
:
French scholar
:
French scholar
Virgil (70–19
B
.
C
.)
:
the greatest Roman poet
B
.
C
.)
:
the greatest Roman poet
Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus (1st cent.
B
.
C
.)
:
Roman architect and engineer
B
.
C
.)
:
Roman architect and engineer
Volupia
:
the Roman goddess of sensual pleasure
:
the Roman goddess of sensual pleasure
Vulcan (Hephaestus)
:
Olympian god of fire
:
Olympian god of fire
William I (1027–1087)
:
Norman duke, conqueror of England
:
Norman duke, conqueror of England
Wormius, Olaus (1588–1654)
:
Danish physician and scholar
:
Danish physician and scholar
Woverus (Johann von Wovern, 1574–1612)
:
Dutch-German philologist
:
Dutch-German philologist
Xenophon (
c
. 434–
c
. 355
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek historian and essayist
c
. 434–
c
. 355
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek historian and essayist
Xiphilinus, Joannes
:
Patriarch of Constantinople (1064–1075)
:
Patriarch of Constantinople (1064–1075)
Zedekiah
:
king of Judah (see 2 Kings 24.17, Jeremiah 34.5 ff.)
:
king of Judah (see 2 Kings 24.17, Jeremiah 34.5 ff.)
Zeno of Citium (335–263
B
.
C
.)
:
founder of Stoicism
B
.
C
.)
:
founder of Stoicism
Zerubbabel
:
prince of Judah, restored God’s worship (see Ezra 2.2., 3.2)
:
prince of Judah, restored God’s worship (see Ezra 2.2., 3.2)
Zoroaster (fl. prob. 6th cent.
B
.
C
.)
:
founder of Zoroastrianism, the religion of the ancient Persian peoples
B
.
C
.)
:
founder of Zoroastrianism, the religion of the ancient Persian peoples
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CONTENTS
The Prose of the English Renaissance: General Studies
On
Hydriotaphia
and
The Garden of Cyrus
On
A Letter to a Friend
,
Christian Morals
, the letters, and the minor works
On Browne’s reputation and influence
ABBREVIATIONS
Biblical quotations are from
AV
unless otherwise indicated. Places of publication are given only if other than London or New York.
AV
: The King James (‘Authorised’) Verison of the Bible (1611)
: The King James (‘Authorised’) Verison of the Bible (1611)
BHM: Bulletin of the History of Medicine
Blount: Thomas Blount,
Glossographia: or a Dictionary
(1656)
Glossographia: or a Dictionary
(1656)
Browne add.: Browne’s marginal note, added in a later edition
Browne marg.: Browne’s marginal note to the text
Browne suppl.: Browne’s supplementary note to
Hydriotaphia
or
The Garden of Cyrus
(from the list appended to most copies of a reprint of the 1st edition later in 1658). The abbreviation concerns notes never reprinted; for those that were, see ‘Browne add.’
Hydriotaphia
or
The Garden of Cyrus
(from the list appended to most copies of a reprint of the 1st edition later in 1658). The abbreviation concerns notes never reprinted; for those that were, see ‘Browne add.’
BTB
: Sir Geoffrey Keynes,
A Bibliography of Sir Thomas Browne
, 2nd rev. ed. (Oxford, 1968).
: Sir Geoffrey Keynes,
A Bibliography of Sir Thomas Browne
, 2nd rev. ed. (Oxford, 1968).
Bullokar: John Bullokar,
An English Expositor:… The Interpretation of the Hardest Words
(1616)
An English Expositor:… The Interpretation of the Hardest Words
(1616)
CJ
:
Cambridge Journal
:
Cambridge Journal
Cockeram: Henry Cockeram,
The English Dictionarie
(1623)
The English Dictionarie
(1623)
Coleridge:
Coleridge on the Seventeenth Century
, ed. Roberta F. Brinkley (Durham, N.C., 1955), pp. 438–62
Coleridge on the Seventeenth Century
, ed. Roberta F. Brinkley (Durham, N.C., 1955), pp. 438–62
E
: Norman J. Endicott (ed.),
The Prose of Sir Thomas Browne
(1967)
: Norman J. Endicott (ed.),
The Prose of Sir Thomas Browne
(1967)
ELH: Journal of English Literary History
ELN: English Language Notes
ELR: English Literary Renaissance
Elyot: Sir Thomas Elyot,
Dictionary
(1538)
Dictionary
(1538)
ES: English Studies
ESA: English Studies in Africa
G1
: W. A. Greenhill (ed.),
‘Religio Medici’, ‘A Letter to a Friend’, ‘Christian Morals’
(1881)
: W. A. Greenhill (ed.),
‘Religio Medici’, ‘A Letter to a Friend’, ‘Christian Morals’
(1881)
G2
: W. A. Greenhill (ed.),
‘Hydriotaphia’ and ‘The Garden of Cyrus’
(1896)
: W. A. Greenhill (ed.),
‘Hydriotaphia’ and ‘The Garden of Cyrus’
(1896)
H
: Frank L. Huntley (ed.),
‘Hydriotaphia’ and ‘The Garden of Cyrus’
(Northbrook, Ill., 1966)
: Frank L. Huntley (ed.),
‘Hydriotaphia’ and ‘The Garden of Cyrus’
(Northbrook, Ill., 1966)
HLQ
:
Huntington Library Quarterly
:
Huntington Library Quarterly
HTR: Harvard Theological Review
JEGP: Journal of English and German Philology
JHI: Journal of the History of Ideas
JHM: Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
K
: Sir Geoffrey Keynes (ed.),
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne
(1964), 4 vols.
: Sir Geoffrey Keynes (ed.),
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne
(1964), 4 vols.
Keck: (as below p. 552)
M
: L. C. Martin (ed.),
‘Religio Medici’ and Other Works
(Oxford, 1964)
: L. C. Martin (ed.),
‘Religio Medici’ and Other Works
(Oxford, 1964)
MLR: Modern Language Review
MP: Modern Philology
MSS
.: The reading of one or more of the extant manuscripts
.: The reading of one or more of the extant manuscripts
MSS. marg
.: Marginal note to the text provided by one or more of the extant manuscripts
.: Marginal note to the text provided by one or more of the extant manuscripts
N&Q: Notes and Queries
OED: The Oxford English Dictionary
P
: The Pembroke College manuscript of
Religio Medici
(ed. Jean-Jacques Denonain,
Une Version primitive de Religio Medici
, Paris, 1958)
: The Pembroke College manuscript of
Religio Medici
(ed. Jean-Jacques Denonain,
Une Version primitive de Religio Medici
, Paris, 1958)
PMLA: Publications of the Modern Language Association
PQ: Philological Quarterly
R
: R. H. A. Robbins (ed.),
‘Religio Medici’, ‘Hydriotaphia’ and ‘The Garden of Cyrus’
(Oxford, 1972)
: R. H. A. Robbins (ed.),
‘Religio Medici’, ‘Hydriotaphia’ and ‘The Garden of Cyrus’
(Oxford, 1972)
Ralegh: Sir Walter Ralegh,
The History of the World
(1614), ed. C. A. Patrides (1971)
The History of the World
(1614), ed. C. A. Patrides (1971)
RES
:
Review of English Studies
:
Review of English Studies
Ross: (as below, p. 552)
SCR
: S. C. Roberts (as below, p. 556)
: S. C. Roberts (as below, p. 556)
SEL: Studies in English Literature
Septuagint: The Greek version of the Old Testament (3rd cent.
B
.
C
.?)
B
.
C
.?)
SP: Studies in Philology
TLS
:
Times Literary Supplement
:
Times Literary Supplement
UA: The unauthorised edition of Religio Medici
(1642)
(1642)
UTQ: University of Toronto Quarterly
Vulgate: St Jerome’s Latin version of the Bible (
c
. 384–404)
c
. 384–404)
W
: Simon Wilkin (ed.),
Sir Thomas Browne’s Works
(1835–36), 4 vols.
: Simon Wilkin (ed.),
Sir Thomas Browne’s Works
(1835–36), 4 vols.
A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
For a general guide to studies of Browne and his contemporaries, consult the detailed entries in Douglas Bush (below,
§20
),
pp. 461–668
. The revised first volume of
The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature
, ed. George Watson (1974), is exhaustive but severely noncommittal. See further below,
p. 547
.
Annual bibliographies include: the English Association’s
The Year’s Work in English Studies
(1919 ff.); the Modern Humanities Research Association’s
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
(1920 ff.);
PMLA
(1922 ff.);
SP
(1922 ff.); and
SEL
(1961 ff.).
BACKGROUND STUDIES
§1. Allen, Don Cameron:
Doubt’s Boundless Sea: Scepticism and Faith in the Renaissance
(Baltimore, 1964). With a chapter on ‘atheism and atheists in the Renaissance’. Cf. §16.
Doubt’s Boundless Sea: Scepticism and Faith in the Renaissance
(Baltimore, 1964). With a chapter on ‘atheism and atheists in the Renaissance’. Cf. §16.
§2. Allen, Don Cameron:
The Legend of Noah: Renaissance Rationalism in Art, Science and Letters
(Urbana, 1949).
The Legend of Noah: Renaissance Rationalism in Art, Science and Letters
(Urbana, 1949).
§3. Allen, Phyllis: ‘Medical Education in Seventeenth Century England’,
JHM
, I (1946), 115–43.
JHM
, I (1946), 115–43.
§4. Allers, Rudolf: ‘Microcosmus: From Anaximandros to Paracelsus’,
Traditio
, II (1944), 319–407.
Traditio
, II (1944), 319–407.
§5. Ashley, Maurice:
The Golden Century: Europe 1598–1715
(1969).
The Golden Century: Europe 1598–1715
(1969).
§6. Ashley, Maurice:
Life in Stuart England
(1964). Cf. §55.
Life in Stuart England
(1964). Cf. §55.
§7. Ashton, Trevor (ed.):
Crisis in Europe 1560–1660
(1965).
Crisis in Europe 1560–1660
(1965).
§8. Aylmer, G.E.:
The Struggle for the Constitution 1603–1689
(1963; American edn:
A Short History of Seventeenth-Century England
).
The Struggle for the Constitution 1603–1689
(1963; American edn:
A Short History of Seventeenth-Century England
).
§9. Baker, Herschel:
The Image of Man: A Study of the Idea of Human Dignity in Classical Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance
(1961; former title:
The Dignity of Man
, Cambridge, Mass., 1947), and
The Wars of Truth: Studies in the Decay of Christian Humanism in the Earlier Seventeenth Century
(1952).
The Image of Man: A Study of the Idea of Human Dignity in Classical Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance
(1961; former title:
The Dignity of Man
, Cambridge, Mass., 1947), and
The Wars of Truth: Studies in the Decay of Christian Humanism in the Earlier Seventeenth Century
(1952).
§10. Baldwin, Thomas W.:
William Shakespeare’s Small Latine and Lesse Greeke
(Urbana, 1944), 4 vols. Cf. §27.
William Shakespeare’s Small Latine and Lesse Greeke
(Urbana, 1944), 4 vols. Cf. §27.
§12. Bennett, H. S.:
English Books and Readers 1603 to 1640
(Cambridge, 1970).
English Books and Readers 1603 to 1640
(Cambridge, 1970).
§13. Bishop. W. J.: ‘Some Medical Bibliophiles and their Libraries’,
JHM
, III (1948), 229–62. Describes Browne’s collection, pp. 255–8. Cf. §§181, 203.
JHM
, III (1948), 229–62. Describes Browne’s collection, pp. 255–8. Cf. §§181, 203.
§14. Blau, Joseph L.:
The Christian Interpretation of the Cabala in the Renaissance
(1944). Cf. W. J. Bouwsma, ‘Postel and the Significance of Renaissance Cabalism’, as below (§ 73), Ch. XI; also §§108, 109.
The Christian Interpretation of the Cabala in the Renaissance
(1944). Cf. W. J. Bouwsma, ‘Postel and the Significance of Renaissance Cabalism’, as below (§ 73), Ch. XI; also §§108, 109.
§15. Bolgar, R. R.:
The Classical Heritage and its Beneficiaries
(Cambridge, 1954).
The Classical Heritage and its Beneficiaries
(Cambridge, 1954).
§16. Bredvold, Louis I:
The Intellectual Milieu of John Dryden
(Ann Arbor, 1934). On the traditions of scepticism; with some remarks on Browne, pp. 40–46. Cf. §1.
The Intellectual Milieu of John Dryden
(Ann Arbor, 1934). On the traditions of scepticism; with some remarks on Browne, pp. 40–46. Cf. §1.
§17. Briggs, K. M.:
Pale Hecate’s Team
(1962). On witchcraft during the English Renaissance. Cf. §88.
Pale Hecate’s Team
(1962). On witchcraft during the English Renaissance. Cf. §88.
§18. Burns, Norman T.:
Christian Mortalism from Tyndale to Milton
(Cambridge, Mass., 1972). Cf. §§261, 272.
Christian Mortalism from Tyndale to Milton
(Cambridge, Mass., 1972). Cf. §§261, 272.
§19. Burtt, Edwin A.:
The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Physical Science
, rev. ed. (1932). Cf. §70.
The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Physical Science
, rev. ed. (1932). Cf. §70.
§20. Bush, Douglas:
English Literature in the Earlier Seventeenth Century
, 2nd rev. ed. (Oxford, 1962). The best single survey of Browne’s age.
English Literature in the Earlier Seventeenth Century
, 2nd rev. ed. (Oxford, 1962). The best single survey of Browne’s age.
§21. Bush, Douglas:
The Renaissance and English Humanism
(Toronto, 1939).
The Renaissance and English Humanism
(Toronto, 1939).
§22. Bush, Douglas: ‘Two Roads to Truth: Science and Religion in the Early Seventeenth Century’,
ELH
, VIII (1941), 81–102. Cf. §§69, 127.
ELH
, VIII (1941), 81–102. Cf. §§69, 127.
§23. Butler, Christopher:
Number Symbolism
(1970).
Number Symbolism
(1970).
§24. Carré, Meyrick H.: ‘The New Philosophy’, in his
Phases of Thought in England
(Oxford, 1949), Ch. VII. A survey of seventeenth-century philosophy.
Phases of Thought in England
(Oxford, 1949), Ch. VII. A survey of seventeenth-century philosophy.
§25. Cassirer, Ernst:
The Platonic Renaissance in England
, trans. J. P. Pettegrove (1953). Cf. §98.
The Platonic Renaissance in England
, trans. J. P. Pettegrove (1953). Cf. §98.
§26. Castiglioni, Arturo:
The Renaissance of Medicine in Italy
(Baltimore, 1934), and ‘The Medical School at Padua and the Renaissance of Medicine’,
Annals of Medical History
, n.s., VII (1935), 214–17.
The Renaissance of Medicine in Italy
(Baltimore, 1934), and ‘The Medical School at Padua and the Renaissance of Medicine’,
Annals of Medical History
, n.s., VII (1935), 214–17.
§27. Charlton, Kenneth:
Education in Renaissance England
(1965). A comprehensive survey. Cf. §§10, 36, 67, 84.
Education in Renaissance England
(1965). A comprehensive survey. Cf. §§10, 36, 67, 84.
§28. Clark, Sir George:
The Seventeenth Century
, 2nd ed. (Oxford, 1947).
The Seventeenth Century
, 2nd ed. (Oxford, 1947).
§29. Clements, Robert J.:
Picta Poesis: Literary and Humanistic Theory in Renaissance Emblem Books
(Rome, 1960).
Picta Poesis: Literary and Humanistic Theory in Renaissance Emblem Books
(Rome, 1960).
§30. Cochrane, Eric (ed.):
The Late Italian Renaissance 1525–1630
(1970).
The Late Italian Renaissance 1525–1630
(1970).
§31. Colie, Rosalie L.:
Paradoxia Epidemica: The Renaissance Tradition of Paradox
(Princeton, 1966).
Paradoxia Epidemica: The Renaissance Tradition of Paradox
(Princeton, 1966).
§32. Collinson, Patrick:
The Elizabethan Puritan Movement
(1967). Cf. §52.
The Elizabethan Puritan Movement
(1967). Cf. §52.
§33. Craig, Hardin:
The Enchanted Glass: The Renaissance Mind in English Literature
(1936), and its sequel,
New Lamps for Old
(1960). Studies in the cross-currents of ideas.
The Enchanted Glass: The Renaissance Mind in English Literature
(1936), and its sequel,
New Lamps for Old
(1960). Studies in the cross-currents of ideas.
§34. Crombie, A.C.:
Augustine to Galileo
:
The History of Science, A.D. 400–1650
, new ed. (1957). Cf. §50.
Augustine to Galileo
:
The History of Science, A.D. 400–1650
, new ed. (1957). Cf. §50.
§35. Cruickshank, John (ed.):
French Literature and its Background
, Vol. II:
The Seventeenth Century
(Oxford, 1969). Cf. §§80, 119.
French Literature and its Background
, Vol. II:
The Seventeenth Century
(Oxford, 1969). Cf. §§80, 119.
§36. Curtis, Mark H.:
Oxford and Cambridge in Transition, 1558–1642
(Oxford, 1959). Cf. §27.
Oxford and Cambridge in Transition, 1558–1642
(Oxford, 1959). Cf. §27.
§37. Davies, R. Trevor:
The Golden Century of Spain 1501–1621
(1937), and
Spain in Decline 1621–1700
(1957).
The Golden Century of Spain 1501–1621
(1937), and
Spain in Decline 1621–1700
(1957).
§38. Debus, G. Allen:
The English Paracelsians
(1965).
The English Paracelsians
(1965).
§39. Debus, G. Allen (ed.):
Medicine in 17th Century England
(Berkeley, 1974). With 15 comprehensive essays; on Browne see esp. pp. 116–17, 197–200, 343–5.
Medicine in 17th Century England
(Berkeley, 1974). With 15 comprehensive essays; on Browne see esp. pp. 116–17, 197–200, 343–5.
§40. Debus, G. Allen (ed.):
Science, Medicine and Society in the Renaissance
(1972), 2 vols. with 38 wide-ranging essays.
Science, Medicine and Society in the Renaissance
(1972), 2 vols. with 38 wide-ranging essays.
§41. Delany, Paul:
British Autobiography in the Seventeenth Century
(1969). Cf. §113.
British Autobiography in the Seventeenth Century
(1969). Cf. §113.
§42.Dieckmann, Liselotte:
Hieroglyphics: The History of a Literary Symbol
(St Louis, 1970). With a section on Browne, pp. 109–15.
Hieroglyphics: The History of a Literary Symbol
(St Louis, 1970). With a section on Browne, pp. 109–15.
§43. Doran, Madeleine: ‘On Elizabethan “Credulity”, with some questions concerning the use of the marvelous in literature’,
JHI
, I (1940), 151–76.
JHI
, I (1940), 151–76.
§44. Farmer, David L.:
Britain and the Stuarts
(1965).
Britain and the Stuarts
(1965).
§45. Finney, Gretchen L.:
Musical Backgrounds for English Literature: 1580–1650
(New Brunswick, N.J., 1962).
Musical Backgrounds for English Literature: 1580–1650
(New Brunswick, N.J., 1962).
§46. Friedrich, Carl J.:
The Age of the Baroque 1610–1660
(1952).
The Age of the Baroque 1610–1660
(1952).
§47. Garin, Eugenio:
Italian Humanism
, trans. Peter Munz (1965).
Italian Humanism
, trans. Peter Munz (1965).
§48. Geyl, Peter:
The Netherlands in the Seventeenth Century
(1936–64), 2 vols.
The Netherlands in the Seventeenth Century
(1936–64), 2 vols.
§49. Grierson, Sir Herbert:
Cross-Currents in English Literature of the Seventeenth Century
(1929).
Cross-Currents in English Literature of the Seventeenth Century
(1929).
§50. Hall, A. Rupert:
From Galileo to Newton, 1630–1720
(1963). Cf. §34.
From Galileo to Newton, 1630–1720
(1963). Cf. §34.
§51. Hall, Marie Boas:
The Scientific Renaissance 1450–1630
(1962). Cf. §34.
The Scientific Renaissance 1450–1630
(1962). Cf. §34.
§52. Haller, William:
The Rise of Puritanism
(1938), and
Liberty and Reformation in the Puritan Revolution
(1955). Cf. 532.
The Rise of Puritanism
(1938), and
Liberty and Reformation in the Puritan Revolution
(1955). Cf. 532.
§53. Harris, Victor:
All Coherence Gone
(Chicago, 1949). On the belief in nature’s decay.
All Coherence Gone
(Chicago, 1949). On the belief in nature’s decay.
§54. Harrison, Charles T.: ‘The Ancient Atomists and English Literature of the Seventeenth Century’,
Harvard Studies in Classical Philology
, XLV (1934), 1–79.
Harvard Studies in Classical Philology
, XLV (1934), 1–79.
§55. Hart, Roger:
English Life in the Seventeenth Century
(1970). Cf. §6.
English Life in the Seventeenth Century
(1970). Cf. §6.
§56. Heninger, S.K., Jr:
Touches of Sweet Harmony: Pythagorean Cosmology and Renaissance Poetics
(San Marino, Calif., 1974).
Touches of Sweet Harmony: Pythagorean Cosmology and Renaissance Poetics
(San Marino, Calif., 1974).
§57. Heninger, S.K., Jr: ‘Tudor Literature of the Physical Sciences’,
HLQ
, XXXII (1969), 101–33, 249–70.
HLQ
, XXXII (1969), 101–33, 249–70.
§58. Hill, Christopher:
The Century of Revolution 1603–1714
(Edinburgh, 1961).
The Century of Revolution 1603–1714
(Edinburgh, 1961).
§59. Hoeninger, F.D. and J.F.M.:
The Growth of Natural History in Stuart England from Gerard to the Royal Society
(‘Folger Booklets on Tudor and Stuart Civilization’, 1969).
The Growth of Natural History in Stuart England from Gerard to the Royal Society
(‘Folger Booklets on Tudor and Stuart Civilization’, 1969).
§60. Hoopes, Robert:
Right Reason in the English Renaissance
(Cambridge, Mass., 1962).
Right Reason in the English Renaissance
(Cambridge, Mass., 1962).
§61. Houghton, .Walter E.: ‘The English Virtuoso in the Seventeenth Century’,
JHI
, III (1942), 51–73, 190–219.
JHI
, III (1942), 51–73, 190–219.
§62. Howell, Wilbur S.:
Logic and Rhetoric in England, 1500–1700
(Princeton, 1956).
Logic and Rhetoric in England, 1500–1700
(Princeton, 1956).
§63. Hunter, William B., Jr: ‘The Seventeenth Century Doctrine of Plastic Nature’,
HTR
, XLIII (1950), 197–213.
HTR
, XLIII (1950), 197–213.
§64. Johnson, Francis R.:
Astronomical Thought in Renaissance England
(Baltimore, 1937); also, ‘Astronomical Text-books in the Sixteenth Century’, as below (§92), I, 285–302. Cf. §74.
Astronomical Thought in Renaissance England
(Baltimore, 1937); also, ‘Astronomical Text-books in the Sixteenth Century’, as below (§92), I, 285–302. Cf. §74.
§65. Jones, Richard F.:
Ancients and Moderns: A Study of the Rise of the Scientific Movement in Seventeenth-Century England
, 2nd ed. (1961).
Ancients and Moderns: A Study of the Rise of the Scientific Movement in Seventeenth-Century England
, 2nd ed. (1961).
§66. Jordan, Wilbur Κ.:
The Development of Religious Toleration in England
(1932–40), 4 vols. With a discussion of Browne, II, 446–53.
The Development of Religious Toleration in England
(1932–40), 4 vols. With a discussion of Browne, II, 446–53.
§67. Kearney, Hugh:
Scholars and Gentlemen: Universities and Society in Pre-Industrial Britain
(1970). Cf.§27.
Scholars and Gentlemen: Universities and Society in Pre-Industrial Britain
(1970). Cf.§27.
§68. Knights, L.C.:
Drama and Society in the Age of Jonson
(1937).
Drama and Society in the Age of Jonson
(1937).
§69. Kocher, Paul H.:
Science and Religion in Elizabethan England
(San Marino, Calif., 1953). Cf. §127.
Science and Religion in Elizabethan England
(San Marino, Calif., 1953). Cf. §127.
§70. Koyré, Alexandre:
From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe
(Baltimore, 1957). Cf. 519.
From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe
(Baltimore, 1957). Cf. 519.
§71. Kristeller, Paul O.:
Studies in Renaissance Thought and Letters
(Rome, 1956); also
Renaissance Thought: I
(1961) and
II
(1965).
Studies in Renaissance Thought and Letters
(Rome, 1956); also
Renaissance Thought: I
(1961) and
II
(1965).
§72. Kristeller, Paul O.:
The Philosophy of Marsilio Ficino
, trans. Virginia Conant (1943). Cf. §§56, 111, 135.
The Philosophy of Marsilio Ficino
, trans. Virginia Conant (1943). Cf. §§56, 111, 135.
§73. Kristeller, Paul O., and Philip P. Weiner (eds.):
Renaissance Essays
(1968).
Renaissance Essays
(1968).
§74. Kuhn, Thomas S.:
The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought
(Cambridge, Mass., 1957), Cf. 564.
The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought
(Cambridge, Mass., 1957), Cf. 564.
§75. Lewis, C.S.:
The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature
(Cambridge, 1964). Cf. §133.
The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature
(Cambridge, 1964). Cf. §133.
§76. Lockyer, Roger:
Tudor and Stuart Britain 1471–1714
(1964).
Tudor and Stuart Britain 1471–1714
(1964).
§77. Lovejoy, Arthur O.:
The Great Chain of Being
(Cambridge, Mass., 1936). Cf. §94.
The Great Chain of Being
(Cambridge, Mass., 1936). Cf. §94.
§78. McAdoo, H.R.:
The Spirit of Anglicanism: A Survey of Anglican Theological Method in the Seventeenth Century
(1965). Cf. 583.
The Spirit of Anglicanism: A Survey of Anglican Theological Method in the Seventeenth Century
(1965). Cf. 583.
§79. Macpherson, C.B.:
The Political Theory of Possessive Individualism: Hobbes to Locke
(Oxford, 1962). Cf. §82.
The Political Theory of Possessive Individualism: Hobbes to Locke
(Oxford, 1962). Cf. §82.
§80. Maland, David:
Culture and Society in Seventeenth Century France
(1970). Cf. §114.
Culture and Society in Seventeenth Century France
(1970). Cf. §114.
§81. Mazzeo, Joseph A.:
Renaissance and Revolution: Backgrounds to Seventeenth-Century English Literature
(1965).
Renaissance and Revolution: Backgrounds to Seventeenth-Century English Literature
(1965).
§82. Mintz, Samuel I.:
The Hunting of Leviathan: Seventeenth-Century Reactions to the Materialism and Moral Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes
(Cambridge, 1962).
The Hunting of Leviathan: Seventeenth-Century Reactions to the Materialism and Moral Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes
(Cambridge, 1962).
§83. More, Paul E., and Frank L. Cross (eds.):
Anglicanism: The Thought and Practice of the Church of England
(1935). Cf. §78.
Anglicanism: The Thought and Practice of the Church of England
(1935). Cf. §78.
§84. Mulder, John R.:
The Temple of the Mind: Education and Literary Taste in Seventeenth-Century England
(1969). Cf. 527.
The Temple of the Mind: Education and Literary Taste in Seventeenth-Century England
(1969). Cf. 527.
585. Nicolson, Marjorie H.:
Science and Imagination
(Ithaca, N.Y., 1956).
Science and Imagination
(Ithaca, N.Y., 1956).
§86. Nicolson, Marjorie H.:
The Breaking of the Circle: Studies in the Effect
of the ‘New Science’ upon Seventeenth-Century Poetry
, rev. ed. (1960).
The Breaking of the Circle: Studies in the Effect
of the ‘New Science’ upon Seventeenth-Century Poetry
, rev. ed. (1960).
§87. Nicolson, Marjorie H.: ‘The Early Stages of Cartesianism in England’,
SP
, XXVI (1929), 356–74.
SP
, XXVI (1929), 356–74.
§88. Notestein, Wallace:
A History of Witchcraft in England
(Washington, 1911). Cf. §17.
A History of Witchcraft in England
(Washington, 1911). Cf. §17.
§89. O’Connell, Marvin R.:
The Counter-Reformation, 1560–1610
(1974).
The Counter-Reformation, 1560–1610
(1974).
§90. Ogg, David:
Europe in the Seventeenth Century
, 8th ed. (1961).
Europe in the Seventeenth Century
, 8th ed. (1961).
§91. Ornstein, Martha:
The Rôle of Scientific Societies in the Seventeenth Century
, 3rd ed. (Chicago, 1938).
The Rôle of Scientific Societies in the Seventeenth Century
, 3rd ed. (Chicago, 1938).
§92. Pagel, Walter: ‘The Reaction to Aristotle in Seventeenth-Century Biological Thought’, in
Science, Medicine and History
, ed. E. Ashworth Underwood (1953), I, 489–509.
Science, Medicine and History
, ed. E. Ashworth Underwood (1953), I, 489–509.
§93. Patrides, C.A.:
The Grand Design of God: The Literary Form of the Christian View of History
(1972).
The Grand Design of God: The Literary Form of the Christian View of History
(1972).
§94. Patrides, C.A.: ‘Renaissance Thought on the Celestial Hierarchy’,
JHI
, XX (1959), 155–66, and ‘Hierarchy and Order’, in
Dictionary of the History of Ideas
, ed. Philip P. Wiener (1973), II, 434–49. Cf. §77.
JHI
, XX (1959), 155–66, and ‘Hierarchy and Order’, in
Dictionary of the History of Ideas
, ed. Philip P. Wiener (1973), II, 434–49. Cf. §77.
§95. Patrides, C.A.:
Milton and the Christian Tradition
(Oxford, 1966). On the period’s theological horizons.
Milton and the Christian Tradition
(Oxford, 1966). On the period’s theological horizons.
§96. Patrides, C.A.: ‘Renaissance and Modern Thought on the Last Things: A Study in Changing Conceptions’,
HTR
, LI (1958), 169–85; and ‘Renaissance and Modern Views on Hell’,
HTR
, LVII (1964), 217–36.
HTR
, LI (1958), 169–85; and ‘Renaissance and Modern Views on Hell’,
HTR
, LVII (1964), 217–36.
§97. Patrides, C.A.: ‘Renaissance Estimates of the Year of Creation’,
HLQ
, XXVI (1963), 315–22.
HLQ
, XXVI (1963), 315–22.
§98. Patrides C.A. (ed.):
The Cambridge Platonists
(1969). Cf. §25.
The Cambridge Platonists
(1969). Cf. §25.
§99. Pennington, D.H.:
Seventeenth Century Europe
(1970).
Seventeenth Century Europe
(1970).
§100. Powell, Chilton L.:
English Domestic Relations 1487–1653
(1917).
English Domestic Relations 1487–1653
(1917).
§101. Quinones, Ricardo J.:
The Renaissance Discovery of Time
(Cambridge, Mass., 1972).
The Renaissance Discovery of Time
(Cambridge, Mass., 1972).
§102. Raven, Charles E.:
English Naturalists from Neckham to Ray
(Cambridge 1947).
English Naturalists from Neckham to Ray
(Cambridge 1947).
§103. Raven, Charles E.:
Natural Religion and Christian Theology
, 1st Series (Cambridge, 1953).
Natural Religion and Christian Theology
, 1st Series (Cambridge, 1953).
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