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Record Nr.

UNISA996390972603316

Autore

Donne John <1572-1631.>

Titolo

Biathanatos [[electronic resource] ] : a declaration of that paradoxe or thesis, that self-homicide is no so naturally sin, that it may never be otherwise. Wherein the nature, and the extent of all those lawes, which seeme to be violated by this act, are diligently surveyed. / / Written by John Donne, who afterwards received orders from the Church of England and dyed Dean of St Pauls London. Published by authority

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop at the Princes Armes in St Pauls Churchyard, 1648

Descrizione fisica

[18], 192, 191-218 p

Altri autori (Persone)

DonneJohn <1604-1662.>

Soggetti

Suicide - Religious aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Edited by the author's son, John Donne, who signed "The epistle dedicatory".

Consists of the sheets (except sig. S, p. 137-144) of the original undated edition.

Preliminary pagination includes: titlepage, dedication, contents, and authors cited.

"Written in 1608, and published, contrary to Donne's command, by his son"--Grolier. Wither to Prior, v. 1, p. 238.

With marginal notes.

Imperfect: staining and bleed-through.

Annotations on Thomason copy: "Dec: 2d"; "1647".

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018