The 'Hippocratic' corpus : content and context / Elizabeth M. Craik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Craik, Elizabeth M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hippocrates. Works.

Hippocrates.

Medicine, Greek and Roman--History.

Medicine, Greek and Roman.

History.

History of Medicine.

Greece.

History, Ancient.

Manuscripts, Medical as Topic.

Philosophy, Medical.

Medical Subjects:

History of Medicine.

Greece.

History, Ancient.

Manuscripts, Medical as Topic.

Philosophy, Medical.

Physical Description:

xxxvi, 307 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

The 'Hippocratic' Corpus comprises some 60 medical works of varying length, style and content. Collectively, this is the largest surviving body of early Greek prose. As such, it is an invaluable resource for scholars and students not only of ancient medicine but also of Greek life in general. Hippocrates lived in the age of Socrates and most of the treatises seem to originate in the classical period. There is, however, no consensus on Hippocratic attribution. The 'Hippocratic' Corpus examines the works individually under the broad headings: content - each work is summarized for the reader comment - the substance and style of each work are discussed context - context is provided in relation not just to the corpus as a whole but also to the work's wider relevance. Whereas the scholar or student approaching, say, Euripides or Herodotus has a wealth of books available to provide introduction and orientation, no such study has existed for the 'Hippocratic' Corpus. The 'Hippocratic' Corpus has a substantial introduction, and as each work is summarized for the reader, it facilitates the use and exploration of an important body of evidence by all interested in Greek medicine and society. Book jacket.

Contents:

Aspects of the art of medicine

Intellectual context

Hippocrates and the 'Hippocratic' corpus

Grouping and approaching the 'Hippocratic' works

Reading and interpreting the 'Hippocratic' works.

Notes:

Includes summaries of the some sixty medical works making up the 'Hippocratic' Corpus with commentary.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contains:

Summary of: Hippocrates. Works.

ISBN:

9781138021693

1138021695

9781138021716

1138021717

OCLC:

900178771