Poetry in the clinic: towards a lyrical medicine
Auteur :
Bleakley, Alan / Neilson, Shane
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032195940
Date de publication :
27 mai 2024
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
590 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book explores previously unexamined overlaps between the poetic imagination and the medical mind. It shows how appreciation of poetry can help us to engage with medicine in more intense ways based on ‘defamiliarising’ old habits and bringing poetic forms of ‘close reading’ to the clinic.