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Bezig met laden... The 'Hippocratic' Corpus: Content and Contextdoor Elizabeth M. Craik
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The ‘Hippocratic Question’ – which works of those traditionally attributed to Hippocrates were written by the same author – has been answered differently by successive generations of scholars. In the 20th century alone, Edelstein, Lloyd, and Jouanna, among others, have all approached the question and its answers differently. Elizabeth Craik’s book, The ‘Hippocratic’ Corpus: Content and Context, contributes to this ongoing dialogue by reframing the question and the content that is used to answer it. She addresses her approach to the Hippocratic Question in her comments about enclosing ‘Hippocratic’ in quotation marks in her title. In the first paragraph of her preface she writes, “the use of inverted commas (‘Hippocratic’) is intended to indicate that none of these very numerous and highly diverse texts can be definitely associated with the historical Hippocrates, though he did live in the classical period when most of them were written” (ix). She explains that, through this book, she aims to create simultaneously a “general introduction” and a “reference work” (ix).
The Hippocratic Corpus comprises some sixty medical works of varying length, style and content. Collectively, this is the largest surviving body of early Greek prose. As such, it is an invaluable resource for scholars and students not only of ancient medicine but also of Greek life in general. Hippocrates lived in the age of Socrates and most of the treatises seem to originate in the classical period. There is, however, no consensus on Hippocratic attribution. The 'Hippocratic' Corpus examines the works individually under the broad headings: content - each work is summarised for the reader comment - the substance and style of each work is discussed context is provided not just in relation to the corpus as a whole but also to the work's wider relevance. Whereas the scholar or student approaching, say, Euripides or Herodotus has a wealth of books available to provide introduction and orientation, no such study has existed for the Hippocratic Corpus. As The 'Hippocratic' Corpus has a substantial introduction, and as each work is summarised for the reader, it facilitates use and exploration of an important body of evidence by all interested in Greek medicine and society. Elizabeth Craik is Honorary Professor at University of St Andrews and Visiting Professor at University of Newcastle, UK. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)610.938Technology Medicine and health Medicine History, geographic treatment, biography Ancient World Greece including Macedonia to 323LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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