The Doctors' Dinner Party |
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| Author:
| Buṭlān, Ibn |
| Translator:
| Kennedy, Philip F.
Farrell, Jeremy |
| Foreword by:
| Gowers, Emily |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4798-2748-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2024 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $37.99 |
Book Description:
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A witty satire of the medical profession The Doctors' Dinner Party is an eleventh-century satire in the form of a novella, set in a medical milieu. A young doctor from out of town is invited to dinner with a group of older medical men, whose conversation reveals their incompetence. Written by the accomplished physician Ibn Bu?lan, the work ......
A witty satire of the medical profession The Doctors' Dinner Party is an eleventh-century satire in the form of a novella, set in a medical milieu. A young doctor from out of town is invited to dinner with a group of older medical men, whose conversation reveals their incompetence. Written by the accomplished physician Ibn Bu?lan, the work ......