This Long Disease, My Life: Alexander Pope and the Sciences

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title This Long Disease, My Life: Alexander Pope and the Sciences
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Marjorie Hope Nicolson
By (author) George Sebastian Rousseau
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:330
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780691622460
ClassificationsDewey:821.5
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 8 December 2015
Publication Country United States

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. Drawin