Author: John AbernethyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anatomy
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
An Enquiry Into the Probability and Rationality of Mr. Hunter's Theory of Life
Author: John AbernethyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anatomy
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
An enquiry into the probability and rationability of Mr. Hunter's theory of life ..
Author: John AbernethyRomantic Medicine and John Keats
Author: Hermione De AlmeidaPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195063074
Category : Literature and medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
Using original research in scientific treatises, philosophical manuscripts, and political documents, this pioneering study describes the neglected era of revolutionary medicine in Europe through the writings of the English poet and physician, John Keats. De Almeida explores the four primary concerns of Romantic medicine--the physician's task, the meaning of life, the prescription of disease and health, and the evolution of matter and mind--and reveals their expression in Keats's poetry and thought. By delineating a distinct but unknown era in the history of medicine, charting the poet's milieu within this age, and providing close reading of his poems in these contexts, Romantic Medicine and John Keats illustrates the interdisciplinary bonds between the two healing arts of the Romantic period: medicine and poetry.
Classic Horror
Author: Anne DeLongPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440858438
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A valuable resource for readers exploring the classic horror genre, this book presents primary source documents alongside analysis in an examination of the social, political, and economic factors reflected in 19th century Gothic literature. The nineteenth century was a time of social, cultural, and economic change; revolutionary scientific developments; and enduring imaginative works. This book explores the classic horror genre of Gothic literature in its historical and social contexts. It contains chapters on four major works of classic horror, with each chapter providing a mix of background information, primary source historical documents, and analysis that will appeal as much to high school and college students as to lovers of literature and the Victorian era. Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is contextualized through documents pertaining to British imperialism, Antarctic Exploration, and the burgeoning environmentalist movement. Shelley's Frankenstein is explored through sections on galvanism, electricity, grave robbing, and the vitalist debate. Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is read through explanations of nineteenth-century drug use and addiction and early theories of psychology and criminology. Stoker's Dracula is studied with reference to such topics as mesmerism, clairvoyance, alienism, medical ethics, xenophobia, and Victorian pseudoscience.
Catalogue of the Library
Author: Royal College of Physicians of LondonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1368
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library [Royal College of Physicians of London]
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Author: Royal College of Physicians of LondonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1404
Book Description
Catalogue of Printed Books in the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
British Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author: The Science of Starving in Victorian Literature, Medicine, and Political Economy
Author: Andrew ManghamPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192590278
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The Science of Starving in Victorian Literature, Medicine, and Political Economy is a reassessment of the languages and methodologies used, throughout the nineteenth century, for discussing extreme hunger in Britain. Set against the providentialism of conservative political economy, this study uncovers an emerging, dynamic way of describing literal starvation in medicine and physiology. No longer seen as a divine punishment for individual failings, starvation became, in the human sciences, a pathology whose horrific symptoms registered failings of state and statute. Providing new and historically-rich readings of the works of Charles Kingsley, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Charles Dickens, this book suggests that the realism we have come to associate with Victorian social problem fiction learned a vast amount from the empirical, materialist objectives of the medical sciences and that, within the mechanics of these intersections, we find important re-examinations of how we might think about this ongoing humanitarian issue.
The Past, Present, and Future of Integrated History and Philosophy of Science
Author: Emily HerringPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351214810
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Integrated History and Philosophy of Science (iHPS) is commonly understood as the study of science from a combined historical and philosophical perspective. Yet, since its gradual formation as a research field, the question of how to suitably integrate both perspectives remains open. This volume presents cutting edge research from junior iHPS scholars, and in doing so provides a snapshot of current developments within the field, explores the connection between iHPS and other academic disciplines, and demonstrates some of the topics that are attracting the attention of scholars who will help define the future of iHPS.