From Medicine to Manuscript: Doctors with a Literary Legacy

by Seymour I. Schwartz

Throughout history doctors have felt the need to express themselves in prose and poetry, often on subjects far removed from their medical interests. Renowned surgeon Seymour I. Schwartz felt this same compulsion to write and eventually decided to investigate other authors with a background in medicine. The result is this informative and entertaining compilation of biographical profiles spanning the Middle Ages to the present era.In many cases, literary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633884333
• ISBN13: 9781633884335
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 375 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"