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9781934465493

Osler's Bedside Library

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  • ISBN13:

    9781934465493

  • ISBN10:

    1934465496

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-03-01
  • Publisher: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS

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Summary

Sir William Osler often referred to his bed-side library, classic works meant to inspire one to be a great doctor with even greater humanity. This unique volume features excerpts from the literary masterpieces Osler himself recommended to his students and colleagues plus 20 other great works chosen by today's physicians. Each excerpt is accompanied by commentary from a leading scholar in medical humanities. Featured Classics: Plutarch's LivesReligio MediciShakespeare's Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, and various SonnetsMontaigneMarcus AureliusEpictetusDon QuixoteEmersonOliver Wendell HolmesOld and New TestamentsRobert BurnsJohn KeatsGeorge EliotCharles DickensSir Arthur Conan DoyleSarah Orne JewettRobert Louis StevensonBoccaccioRabelaisRobert BurtonBen FranklinErasmusMaimonides PascalVoltaireIbsenMolireGeorge Bernard ShawDefoe's Journal of the Plague YearAvicenna

Table of Contents

Introductionp. vii
Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Osler's Ten
Plutarch's Livesp. 3
Religio Medicip. 11
Shakespearep. 27
Othellop. 29
A Midsummer Night's Dreamp. 35
Hamletp. 41
Sonnetsp. 47
Montaignep. 53
Marcus Aureliusp. 63
Epictetusp. 75
Don Quixotep. 85
Emersonp. 97
Oliver Wendell Holmesp. 109
Old and New Testamentsp. 119
Poets
Robert Burnsp. 137
John Keatsp. 145
Masters of the Story
George Eliotp. 153
Charles Dickensp. 169
Sir Arthur Conan Doylep. 179
Sarah Orne Jewettp. 195
Robert Louis Stevensonp. 203
Boccacciop. 213
Rabelaisp. 223
Thinkers
Robert Burtonp. 237
Ben Franklinp. 249
Erasmusp. 257
Maimonidesp. 265
Pascalp. 277
Voltairep. 287
Dramatists
Henrik Ibsenp. 301
Molièrep. 313
George Bernard Shawp. 323
An Unforgettable Journal
Daniel Defoep. 335
The Shoulders upon Which We Stand
Avicennap. 345
Contributors' Biographical Sketchesp. 351
A Bedside Libraryp. 357
References and Permissionsp. 361
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