Heroic Measures: Hippocratic Medicine in the Making of Euripidean Tragedy
Author:   Jennifer Kosak
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   30
ISBN:  

9789004139930


Pages:   230
Publication Date:   30 September 2004
Format:   Hardback
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Heroic Measures: Hippocratic Medicine in the Making of Euripidean Tragedy


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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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Author:   Jennifer Kosak
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   30
Dimensions:   Width: 24.40cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 16.30cm
Weight:   0.577kg
ISBN:  

9789004139930


ISBN 10:   9004139931
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   30 September 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

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Jennifer Clarke Kosak, Ph.D. (1994) in Classical Philology, University of Michigan, is an Assistant Professor of Classics at Bowdoin College. She has published several articles on tragedy and illness.

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