Literary Companion to Medicine
Author | : Richard Gordon |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2002-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 0312313519 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780312313517 |
Rating | : 4/5 (517 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Literary Companion to Medicine by : Richard Gordon
Download or read book Literary Companion to Medicine written by Richard Gordon and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diverse and delightful, this survey of prose and poetry vividly reflects the eternal fascination that human beings have with health, sickness, and healing, and with those who cure them. From Rabelais to F. Scott Fitzgerald to Erich Segal, Richard Gordon has amassed an impressive collection that shows how medicine is viewed in literature.