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100 1 _aMacLaurin, C.
_q(Charles),
_d1872-1925
245 1 0 _aMere mortals
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aAt top of title page-- Post Mortems: Two
500 _aRelease date is 2023-06-29
505 0 _aDr. Johnson -- King Henry the Saint -- The tragedy of the Tudors: King Henry VIII. Edward VI. Mary Tudor. Queen Elizabeth -- Ivan the Terrible -- Luther's devil -- Henry Fielding -- King James I -- King Charles I -- King Charles II, Catherine of Braganza and Nell Gwynn -- Henri Quatre and Marguerite de Valois -- Frederick the Great -- The children's crusade -- Some epidemics of social importance -- F. W. Nietzsche -- Arthur Schopenhauer -- Baruch Spinoza.
508 _aMWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Mere Mortals: Medico-Historical Essays" by C. MacLaurin is a collection of medico-historical essays written in the early 20th century. The essays focus on the intersection of medical knowledge and historical figures, analyzing their lives through a medical lens, particularly examining their mental and physical health. The collection delves into various prominent individuals from history, including Dr. Samuel Johnson and King Henry VIII, exploring how their ailments and psychological conditions may have influenced their actions and legacies. At the start of the book, the author introduces the idea that history must be written with imagination, setting the stage for a unique exploration of famous historical figures through the lens of medicine. The opening essay discusses Dr. Johnson, suggesting that his experiences in childhood, including a suspected illness and a nervous temperament, could indicate he was psychasthenic—leading to his eccentric behavior in adulthood. MacLaurin argues that this condition, alongside the immense pressures of Johnson's early life, profoundly shaped his character and legacy, influencing both his literary output and his interactions with others. The reader is invited to consider how these physical and psychological factors contributed to the complex personalities and stories of historical figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: George H. Doran Company, 1925
653 _aBiography
653 _aPathology
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/meremortalsmedic0000macl
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71069
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