Reviews for Prose of Sir Thomas Browne

The average rating for Prose of Sir Thomas Browne based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-10-17 00:00:00 Edward Miller Finished the delightfully archaic and beautiful "Hydriotaphia or Urne Buriall." Now reading "Religio Medici." These essays are not for the general reader, unless that reader is prepared to undertake a Googlefest. Even then they allude heavily to the classics, Scripture, and not a few authors who are today not in vogue. Unfortunately, the notes provided for this edition by Dr. Endicott are not sufficient to slake our thirst for context. Nevertheless, the essays give us the fascinating worldview of an intelligent man of the late 17th century ' a "doctor of physik" ' a rational thinker amid the vulgar mob, who, despite his limited scholarly resources and annoying non-standard English can often be deeply insightful, especially with regard to his Anglican faith and the Counter-Reformation which he was then living through.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-12-26 00:00:00 Jason Smith Deep, dense, lyrical, unsurpassable, epitome of English language !