Liberating Medicine, 1720–1835
Author | : Tristanne Connolly |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2015-10-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317316114 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317316118 |
Rating | : 4/5 (118 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Liberating Medicine, 1720–1835 by : Tristanne Connolly
Download or read book Liberating Medicine, 1720–1835 written by Tristanne Connolly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.