Writing to fellow physicians: literary genres and medical questions in Louis Odier's (1748-1817) correspondence

Rieder, Philip Alexander

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Writing to fellow physicians: literary genres and medical questions in Louis Odier's (1748-1817) correspondence

ContributorsRieder, Philip Alexander

Published inVasset, Sophie (Ed.), Medicine and Narration in the Eighteenth Century, p. 47-63

PublisherOxford : Voltaire Foundation

Publication date2013

Abstract

Correspondance between physicians reveals much about their medical practices and the theoretical frame within which they evolve. Concentrating on a correspondance between Daniel De la Roche and Louis Odier, this chapter explores the uses these authors make of case histories and the different cultural genres to which they refer.

Keywords

Histoire
Médecin
Récit de cas
Littérature médicale
18e siècle.

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut Ethique Histoire Humanités

Research groups

Histoire, littérature et médecine (784)

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - 100011-122584

Citation (ISO format)

RIEDER, Philip Alexander. Writing to fellow physicians: literary genres and medical questions in Louis Odier’s (1748-1817) correspondence. In: Medicine and Narration in the Eighteenth Century. Vasset, Sophie (Ed.). Oxford : Voltaire Foundation, 2013. p. 47–63.

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ISBN978-0729410656

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