De la sante des gens de lettres

by Samuel-Auguste Tissot and edited by Anne Vila and Ronan Chalmin

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Extent: 212 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Literary Studies, Medicine

Series: Bibliotheque du XVIIIe siecle

Series volume number: 34, 3

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(April 2018)

ISBN: 9782406069157

Price: $35.00

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In the 18th century, the health of intellectuals became a new medical and literary theme. With De la sante des gens de lettres (3rd ed., 1775), Dr. S.-A. Tissot offered scholars a classic book combining description of clinical cases with remedies to treat the ills due to “literary intemperance”.

  • By (author) Samuel-Auguste Tissot
  • Edited by Ronan Chalmin
  • Edited by Anne Vila