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

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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 ()