A Doctor's Shakespeare: A Collection of Medical Quotations from Shakespeare

by James Foster, James Henry Foster, William Shakespeare

Book Overview

This compilation of 740 quotations of medical interest grew out of a thorough reading and re-reading of William Shakespeare's 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and the several long poems. The emotional and physical problems of his characters are frequently mentioned in the plays, and disease and remedy are often used as metaphor to clarify non-medical situations. Although the science of Medicine has changed enormously in recent times, the humanistic aspects...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738865907
• ISBN13: 9780738865904
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.6"