Liberating Medicine, 1720-1835

Informationen zum Autor Tristanne Connolly, Steve Clark Klappentext During the 18th century medicine became an autonomous discipline and practice. Surgeons justified themselves as skilled practitioners and set themselves apart from the unspecialized, hack barber-surgeons of early modernity. This title presents 17 essays on the relationship between medicine and literature during the Enlightenment. Zusammenfassung During the 18th century medicine became an autonomous discipline and practice. Surgeons justified themselves as skilled practitioners and set themselves apart from the unspecialized! hack barber-surgeons of early modernity. This title presents 17 essays on the relationship between medicine and literature during the Enlightenment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements, Contributors, List of Figures, Introduction, I. Spiritual Sickness and Hypochondria, II.Health and Emancipation, III.Madness, IV. Anatomized and Aestheticized Bodies, V. Birth, Notes, Works Cited, Index

Product details

• Authors: Tristanne (EDT)/ Clark Connolly
• Assisted by: Steve Clark (Editor), Tristanne Connolly (Editor), Connolly Tristanne (Editor)
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2009
• EAN: 9781851966325
• ISBN: 978-1-85196-632-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: The Enlightenment World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History, HISTORY / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799