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Early Modern · Essays

Urn Burial

by Thomas Browne. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Thomas Browne examining faith, knowledge, mortality; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

Date
1658
Origin
England
Era
Early Modern
Genre
Essays
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Thomas Browne examining faith, knowledge, mortality; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.