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The 'Hippocratic' Corpus - Content and Context (Paperback)
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The 'Hippocratic' Corpus - Content and Context (Paperback)
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The Hippocratic Corpus comprises some sixty 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
summarised for the reader comment - the substance and style of each
work is discussed context is provided not just in relation 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.
As The 'Hippocratic' Corpus has a substantial introduction, and as
each work is summarised for the reader, it facilitates use and
exploration of an important body of evidence by all interested in
Greek medicine and society. Elizabeth Craik is Honorary Professor
at University of St Andrews and Visiting Professor at University of
Newcastle, UK.
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