“Acquiers toy parfaicte cognoissance de l’aultre monde, qui est l’homme”: Rabelais, the History of Medicine, and Medical Humanism
This essay aims to demonstrate how knowledge of the human body is acquired and displayed in François Rabelais’s medical practice, letters, scholarly editions, and fictional works. It recognises the importance of the human body in the fictional works and focuses on how Rabelais uses his character...
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The University of Western Australia
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Essays in French Literature and Culture |
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| Online Access: | https://essaysinfrenchliteratureandculture.com/alison-williams-acquiers-toy-parfaicte-cognoissance-de-laultre-monde-qui-est-lhomme-rabelais-the-history-of-medicine-and-medical-humanism-essays-in-french/ |