The Notorious Astrological Physician of London : Works and Days of Simon Forman /

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Quack, conjurer, sex fiend, murderer-Simon Forman has been called all these things, and worse, ever since he was implicated (two years after his death) in the Overbury poisoning scandal that rocked the court of King James. But as Barbara Traister shows in this fascinating book, Forman's own unp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Traister, Barbara Howard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2010]
Temas:
Physicians > England > Biography.
HISTORY / General.
astrology, astrologist, lifes work, well known, myth, king james, history, historical, academic, scholarly, unpublished, london, britain, united kingdom, uk, doctor, medical, medicine, business, alchemy, essays, collected works, gardening, interdisciplinary, evidence, shakespeare, 1500s, biography, occult, occultism, college, self conscious.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • ONE. A Self-Conscious Life
  • TWO. Medical Theories: A Physician Evolves
  • THREE. Forman's London Practice
  • FOUR. Troubles with the College of Physicians
  • FIVE. Forman's Occultism
  • SIX. Forman and His Books
  • SEVEN. Forman in Society
  • EIGHT. Forman and Public Events
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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