Shakespeare's Tremor and Orwell's Cough
The Medical Lives of Famous Writers
The doctor suddenly appeared beside Will, startling him. He was sleek and prosperous, with a dainty goatee. Though he smiled reassuringly, the poet noticed that he kept a safe distance. In a soothing, urbane voice, the physician explained the treatment: stewed prunes to evacuate the bowels; succulent meats to ease digestion; cinnabar and the sweating tub to cleanse the disease from the skin. The doctor warned of minor side effects: uncontrolled drooling, fetid breath, bloody gums, shakes and palsies. Yet desperate diseases called for desperate remedies, of course.Were Shakespeare’s shaky handwriting, his obsession with venereal disease, and h…
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- ISBN: 978-1-250-01207-4
- EAN: 9781250012074
- Produktnummer: 22463784
- Verlag: St. Martin's Publishing Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'022 KB
- Auflage: First Edition
- Abbildungen: 10 black and white illustrations throughout
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John J. Ross, MD
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