English Renaissance paradox : intellectual contexts and traditions with particular reference to John Donne's 'Paradoxes' and 'Biathanatos'
This study examines the intellectual background of the paradoxes of John Donne. In the first chapter, the classical foundations of the concept of paradox are detailed. These foundations reflect basic philosophical differences which are manifest in a writer's approach to the defence of a paradox...
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University of St Andrews
2000
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.531649 |