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Subject Area: Literary Criticism, History, Medical Type: Textbook Language: English Publisher: Lang A&G International Academic Publishers, Peter Item Length: 8.9 in Format: Trade Paperback width: 5.9 in Item Weight: 12.3 Oz ISBN: 9783034318259 Item Width: 5.9 in Series: Hispanic Studies: Culture and Ideas Ser. Book Title: Galdós and Medicine Subject: European / Spanish & Portuguese, Europe / Spain & Portugal, General, Subjects & Themes / General Publication Year: 2015 Publication Name: Galdós and Medicine Author: Michael Stannard Number of Pages: 240 Pages Features: New Edition

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Galdós and Medicine, Paperback by Stannard, Michael W., Brand New, Free shipp.... Galdós and Medicine, Paperback by Stannard, Michael W., ISBN 3034318251, ISBN-13 9783034318259, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Nineteenth-century Spanish realist novelist Benito Prez Galds was well-read in medicine as well as literature. This literary study looks at the realistic clinical descriptions of illness and medical practice in his novels and shows how they reflect the medical knowledge of the time. Th begins with an overview of medical practice and the role of doctors in Galds’s Madrid and the medical discoveries made across his lifetime (1). Subsequent chapters are devoted to specific conditions: epidemics, endemic diseases, alcoholism, madness, eye diseases and blindness, and childhood diseases. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()