Ian Johnston
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
The Metamorphosis is a short novel by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It is often, cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is widely studied in colleges and universities across the western world. The story begins with a travelling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into an insect.
"When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous...
2) Hygiene
Author
Series
Loeb classical library volume 535-536
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
2 volumes ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Galen of Pergamum (AD 129-?199/216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, medical historian, theoretician, and practitioner who wrote forcefully and prolifically on an astonishing range of subjects and whose impact on later eras rivaled that of Aristotle. Galen synthesized the entirety of Greek medicine as a basis for his own doctrines and practice, which comprehensively embraced theory, practical knowledge,...
Author
Series
Loeb classical library volume 546
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
cxiv, 476 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Galen of Pergamum (129-?199/216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, medical historian, theoretician, and practitioner who wrote forcefully and prolifically on an astonishing range of subjects and whose impact on later eras rivaled that of Aristotle. Galen synthesized the entirety of Greek medicine as a basis for his own doctrines and practice, which comprehensively embraced theory, practical knowledge,...
5) On the constitution of the art of medicine: The art of medicine ; A method of medicine to Glaucon
Author
Series
Loeb classical library volume 523
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
lxx, 577 pages ; 17 cm
Language
English
Description
"Galen of Pergamum (AD 129-?199/216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, and medical historian, a theoretician and practitioner, who wrote forcefully and prolifically on an astonishing range of subjects and whose impact on later eras rivaled that of Aristotle. Galen synthesized the entirety of Greek medicine as a basis for his own doctrines and practice, which comprehensively embraced theory, practical...