Doctors in literature.
Both, medicine and creative literature map out the mind of mankind and expose the beauty of nature and the biological world. Literature gives insight into the inner dynamics of the human mind. Doctors of medicine know the cell-the building block of the body and mind. They can easily penetrate into the innermost sanctum of the human mind. They see things as they really are not as they themselves are. Creative writers are keen observers of everything around them. Keen observation very often tells or give clues to scientific truth. World literature offers a galaxy of those creative minds. It is a brief account of the contribution of doctors in literature over the centuries. It is, by no means, comprehensive. It is an overview.
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Hasiniketan, England, U. K.
D049690:History, Ancient; D049692:History, Early Modern 1451-1600; D049691:History, Medieval; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*