The Resource Whitman and the romance of medicine, Robert Leigh Davis
Whitman and the romance of medicine, Robert Leigh Davis
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The item Whitman and the romance of medicine, Robert Leigh Davis represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool.
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- Summary
- In this powerful examination of one of America's greatest cultural and literary figures, Robert Leigh Davis details the literary and social significance of Walt Whitman's career as a nurse during the American Civil War. Davis shows how the concept of "convalescence" in nineteenth century medicine and philosophy - along with Whitman's personal war experiences - provides a crucial point of convergence for Whitman's work as a gay and democratic writer
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 190 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: Whitman and Convalescence
- 1. "America, Brought to Hospital": Democracy, Homosexuality, and the Romance of Medicine
- 2. "On Both Sides of the Line": The Liminality of Civil War Nursing
- 3. Sympathy and the Crisis of Union
- 4. Telling It Slant: Medical Representation in Memoranda During the War
- 5. The Art of the Suture: Richard Selzer and Medical Narrative
- Isbn
- 9780520207608
- Label
- Whitman and the romance of medicine
- Title
- Whitman and the romance of medicine
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert Leigh Davis
- Subject
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- Medicine in literature
- Poets, American -- 19th century -- Biography
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care
- Literature and medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Knowledge | Medicine
- Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
- Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In this powerful examination of one of America's greatest cultural and literary figures, Robert Leigh Davis details the literary and social significance of Walt Whitman's career as a nurse during the American Civil War. Davis shows how the concept of "convalescence" in nineteenth century medicine and philosophy - along with Whitman's personal war experiences - provides a crucial point of convergence for Whitman's work as a gay and democratic writer
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Davis, Robert Leigh
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS3242.M43
- LC item number
- D38 1997
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- Literature and medicine
- Medicine
- Poets, American
- Medicine in literature
- Whitman, Walt
- Whitman, Walt
- Whitman, Walt
- Label
- Whitman and the romance of medicine, Robert Leigh Davis
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-181) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Whitman and Convalescence -- 1. "America, Brought to Hospital": Democracy, Homosexuality, and the Romance of Medicine -- 2. "On Both Sides of the Line": The Liminality of Civil War Nursing -- 3. Sympathy and the Crisis of Union -- 4. Telling It Slant: Medical Representation in Memoranda During the War -- 5. The Art of the Suture: Richard Selzer and Medical Narrative
- Control code
- ocm35762658
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 190 pages
- Isbn
- 9780520207608
- Lccn
- 96039258
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- Whitman and the romance of medicine, Robert Leigh Davis
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-181) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Whitman and Convalescence -- 1. "America, Brought to Hospital": Democracy, Homosexuality, and the Romance of Medicine -- 2. "On Both Sides of the Line": The Liminality of Civil War Nursing -- 3. Sympathy and the Crisis of Union -- 4. Telling It Slant: Medical Representation in Memoranda During the War -- 5. The Art of the Suture: Richard Selzer and Medical Narrative
- Control code
- ocm35762658
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 190 pages
- Isbn
- 9780520207608
- Lccn
- 96039258
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
Subject
- Medicine in literature
- Poets, American -- 19th century -- Biography
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care
- Literature and medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Knowledge | Medicine
- Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
- Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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