Heroic Measures: Hippocratic Medicine In The Making Of Euripidean TragedyBRILL, 01/01/2004 - 229 من الصفحات 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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Tragedy medicine and suffering in the fifth century BC | 1 |
Part I Healers and the Heroics of Medical Technê | 17 |
Part II From Cause to Cure | 91 |
Conclusion | 193 |
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