Misery to mirth [electronic resource] : recovery from illness in early modern England /
Newton, Hannah,
Misery to mirth [electronic resource] : recovery from illness in early modern England / Hannah Newton. - First edition. - Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, ©2018. - viii, 287 pages :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-251) and index.
IntroductionPart One: Medical Understandings1: 'Nature Concocts and Expels': Defeating Disease2: 'She Sleeps Well & Eats an Egg': Restoring StrengthPart Two: Personal Experiences3: 'O, How Sweet is Ease!': Feeling Better4: 'A Double Delight': Thanking God5: 'Pluck't from the Pit': Escaping Death6: 'All is Returned': Resuming LifeConclusion
Misery to Mirth aims to change our thinking about health in early modern England. Drawing on sources such as diaries and medical texts, it shows that recovery did exist as a concept, and that it was a widely-reported event. The study examines how patients, and their loved ones, dealt with overcoming a seemingly fatal illness.--
9780198779025 (hbk.) 019877902X (hbk.)
2017959216
1600-1699
Medicine--History--England--17th century.
Diseases--Treatment--History--England--17th century.
Healing--History--England--17th century.
Convalescence--History--England--17th century.
Convalescence.
Diseases--Treatment.
Healing.
Medicine.
England.
History.
Electronic books
Misery to mirth [electronic resource] : recovery from illness in early modern England / Hannah Newton. - First edition. - Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, ©2018. - viii, 287 pages :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-251) and index.
IntroductionPart One: Medical Understandings1: 'Nature Concocts and Expels': Defeating Disease2: 'She Sleeps Well & Eats an Egg': Restoring StrengthPart Two: Personal Experiences3: 'O, How Sweet is Ease!': Feeling Better4: 'A Double Delight': Thanking God5: 'Pluck't from the Pit': Escaping Death6: 'All is Returned': Resuming LifeConclusion
Misery to Mirth aims to change our thinking about health in early modern England. Drawing on sources such as diaries and medical texts, it shows that recovery did exist as a concept, and that it was a widely-reported event. The study examines how patients, and their loved ones, dealt with overcoming a seemingly fatal illness.--
9780198779025 (hbk.) 019877902X (hbk.)
2017959216
1600-1699
Medicine--History--England--17th century.
Diseases--Treatment--History--England--17th century.
Healing--History--England--17th century.
Convalescence--History--England--17th century.
Convalescence.
Diseases--Treatment.
Healing.
Medicine.
England.
History.
Electronic books
