{"product_id":"the-life-of-mark-akenside-9780857162373","title":"The Life of Mark Akenside","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:\" rgba\u003eMark Akenside (1721-1770) was a medical doctor and literary man whose influence on the history of ideas was profound. The author recognises that there is a need to explore, re-evaluate and recognise the importance of Mark Akenside''s contribution to cultural history, in his own time and from a current perspective.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:\" rgba\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBorn the son of a butcher in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1721 Mark Akenside was awarded a degree in medicine from Edinburgh and Leyden Universities. He settled in London in 1743 where he was successful both as a doctor and in medical research. \u003cstrong\u003eAbove all, he was the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Pleasures of Imagination 1744, \u003c\/em\u003ean epic length poem in blank verse which broke many conventions of the time, exploring ideas about human perception and the natural world.\u003c\/strong\u003e Akenside had a European reputation and became a national celebrity. He was a major influence on first- and second-genera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword Preface Introduction  Chapter One: Newcastle Scholar  Chapter Two: A Radical Student and Satirist  Chapter Three: Akenside the Lover and Medical Man  Chapter Four: A Prometheus Unbound  Chapter Five: Interlude I: A Collection of Odes  Chapter Six: Towards Relativity and Subjectivity  Chapter Seven: Musing and Conversations  Chapter Eight: Poetic Colour  Chapter Nine: Interlude II: The Inscriptions  Chapter Ten: A Valediction and Conclusion Select Bibliography Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McNidder \u0026 Grace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515805897047,"sku":"9780857162373","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857162373.jpg?v=1745427957","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-life-of-mark-akenside-9780857162373","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}