Ep.17 - Benjamin Rush, the Yellow Fever, and the Rise of Physician Autobiography
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English - June 10, 2020 19:49 - 37 minutes - 29.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsScience Health & Fitness Medicine medical history medicine rcpe royal college physicians edinburgh lectures Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Ep.16 - Forensic Science In The Era Of Burke And Hare
This talk examines the links between Benjamin Rush’s autobiography ‘Travels through Life’ and his protracted feud with the English journalist, politician and agriculturalist William Cobbett. The rhetorical strategies used by Rush to defend his character and medical practice, and the influence of his autobiography on later physician-writers are also explored.
Speaker: Dr Catherine Jones (University of Aberdeen)
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