The doctor in literature
Posen, a retired physician and a former English major, has indexed 1500 passages from approximately 600 novels, short stories and plays describing physicians. He also analyzes several persistent themes in literature, such as doctors' fees, lack of time, bedside manner and social status. Posen's extensive research has uncovered a resentment of doctors and a discontent with the medical profession that transcends time and place. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
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- Full title :The doctor in literature / Solomon Posen ; foreword by Edward J. Huth.
Summary
Posen, a retired physician and a former English major, has indexed 1500 passages from approximately 600 novels, short stories and plays describing physicians. He also analyzes several persistent themes in literature, such as doctors' fees, lack of time, bedside manner and social status. Posen's extensive research has uncovered a resentment of doctors and a discontent with the medical profession that transcends time and place. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
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- Publication Date:©2005-2006.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Radcliffe Pub
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2005-2006.
The Physical Object
- Description:2 volumes : : illustrations ; : 25 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781857756098, 1857756096, 9781857757798, 1857757793
- oclc:ocm58053567
- LC Classification:PN6071.P45
- Dewey Decimal:808.803561
Table of Contents
[v. 1.] Satisfaction or resentment? -- v. 2 Private life.
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