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A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria

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A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria

A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria by Caroline Crampton
English | April 11, 2024 | ISBN: 1783789050 | True EPUB | 304 pages | 0.3 MB

Bernard Mandeville: A Treatise of the Hypochondriack and Hysterick Diseases (1730) (Repost)

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Bernard Mandeville: A Treatise of the Hypochondriack and Hysterick Diseases (1730) (Repost)

Bernard Mandeville: A Treatise of the Hypochondriack and Hysterick Diseases (1730) by Sylvie Kleiman-Lafon
English | PDF (True) | 2017 | 242 Pages | ISBN : 3319577794 | 2.3 MB

This work reflects on hypochondria as well as on the global functioning of the human mind and on the place of the patient/physician relationship in the wider organisation of society. First published in 1711, revised and enlarged in 1730, and now edited and published with a critical apparatus for the first time, this is a major work in the history of medical literature as well as a complex literary creation. Composed of three dialogues between a physician and two of his patients, Mandeville’s Treatise mirrors the digressive structure of a talking cure. Thanks to the soothing and enlightening effects of this casual conversation, the physician Mandeville demonstrates the healing power of words for a class of patients that he presents as men of learning who need above all to be addressed in their own language.