More than skin deep: dissecting Donne’s imagery of humours

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More than skin deep: dissecting Donne’s imagery of humours

This article explores John Donne’s imagery of humoral complexions in verse letters to patrons and in sermons. In the early modern period, the term ‘complexion’ referred to a person’s unique mixture of humours, the four bodily fluids thought to determine appearance, behaviour, and health. Donne refer...

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Main Author:	Bumke, Alison
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press 2015
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48503/

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