Shakespeare's Tremors Orwell's Cough

Jack London's up-and-down life, Swift's obsessive cleanliness, Joyce's countless eye surgeries... How were the illnesses and treatment processes of great writers reflected in their works? Did Shakespeare suffer from syphilis? So how was it treated in an age when antibiotics were unknown? How can it be explained that there are so many references to sexuality in his plays and poems, and that they increasingly increase towards the end of his life?

Ross approaches the biographies and works of writers such as Melville, Milton, Swift, Joyce, Orwell, who are well-known in our country, from a contemporary medical perspective, and takes the reader on an entertaining journey in the history of literature and medicine with the stories he weaves around fictional and sometimes real characters.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 280

Year of Printing: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Yapı Kredi Publications

Number of Pages: 280

First Print Year: 2015

Language Turkish