Literature and medicine : an annotated bibliography /

Over 1300 entries to poems, novels, short stories, and plays published mostly during the 20th century. Selection remains based on the principle that "a literary work should be first-rate, or if not, then capable of illuminating in some special way one or more of our directly medical topics.&qu...

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Main Author: Banks, Joanne Trautmann, 1941-2007
Other Authors: Pollard, Carol, 1940-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [1982]
Edition:Revised edition.
Series:Contemporary community health series.
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Summary:Over 1300 entries to poems, novels, short stories, and plays published mostly during the 20th century. Selection remains based on the principle that "a literary work should be first-rate, or if not, then capable of illuminating in some special way one or more of our directly medical topics." Emphases on English and American literature; on materials by and about blacks; and about handicapped persons. Citations are arranged under chronological headings. Each entry gives bibliographical information, topical words, and summary. References are also listed under 39 topical words.
Physical Description:xxi, 229 pages ; 32 cm.
ISBN:0822934604