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Heroic measures : Hippocratic medicine in the making of Euripidean tragedy /
This book demonstrates the importance of Greek medical thought in the work of Euripides. The first part of the book argues for the significance of the healing figure in Euripidean drama, while the second part analyzes the role of traditional and rationalist healing strategies in the construction of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2004.
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| Colección: | Studies in ancient medicine ;
v. 30. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book demonstrates the importance of Greek medical thought in the work of Euripides. The first part of the book argues for the significance of the healing figure in Euripidean drama, while the second part analyzes the role of traditional and rationalist healing strategies in the construction of Euripidean plots and arguments. The work will be of interest to those pursuing studies in Greek drama, Greek intellectual history and Greek medicine. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 229 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-209) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781429427890 1429427892 9789004139930 9004139931 |
| ISSN: | 0925-1421 ; |