| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 272 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-251) and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Misery to Mirth: Recovery from Illness in Early Modern England; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; HISTORIOGRAPHY; SUMMARY OF ARGUMENTS; DEFINITIONS AND PARAMETERS; SOURCES; PART I: MEDICAL UNDERSTANDINGS; 1: 'Nature Concocts and Expels': Defeating Disease; AGENTS; PROCESSES; HELMONTIANS; CONCLUSION; 2: 'She Sleeps Well and Eats an Egg': Restoring Strength; WEAKNESS AFTER DISEASE; CATEGORIZING THE CONVALESCENT; THE FINAL PURGE; SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT; FEELING HUNGRY; GROWING CHEERFUL; SITTING UP TO GOING ABROAD. |
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CONCLUSIONPART II: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES; 3: 'O, How Sweet is Ease!' Feeling Better; PATIENTS; FAMILY AND FRIENDS; CONCLUSION; 4: 'A Double Delight': Thanking God; BODY AND SOUL; SIN NO MORE; HOLY AFFECTIONS; PUBLIC PRAISES; CONCLUSION; 5: 'Pluck't from the Pit': Escaping Death; PATIENTS; FAMILY AND FRIENDS; CONCLUSION; 6: 'All is Returned': Resuming Life; PRISON TO LIBERTY: SPATIAL LIFE; ISOLATION TO INTEGRATION: SOCIAL LIFE; IDLENESS TO OFFICE: WORKING LIFE; CONCLUSION; Conclusion; Primary Bibliography; MANUSCRIPT SOURCES; London; British Library; Lambeth Palace Library. |
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London Metropolitan LibraryRoyal College of Physicians Library; Wellcome Library; Cambridge; Cambridge University Library; St John's College Library; Trinity College Library; Leeds; Brotherton Library; Oxford; Bodleian Library; Taunton; Somerset Heritage Centre; Winchester; Hampshire Record Office; Other; PRINTED SOURCES; The place of publication is London, unless otherwise stated; ELECTRONIC RESOURCES; Index. |
| Local Note |
Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Open Access Books |
| Subject |
Medicine -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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Diseases -- Treatment -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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Healing -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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Convalescence -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
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MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Atlases.
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MEDICAL -- Essays.
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MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice.
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MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Osteopathy.
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Convalescence. (OCoLC)fst00877130
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Diseases -- Treatment.
(OCoLC)fst00895203
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Healing. (OCoLC)fst00952704
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Medicine. (OCoLC)fst01014893
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England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
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| Chronological Term |
1600-1699
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Newton, Hannah. Misery to mirth. first edition. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018 019877902X 9780198779025 (DLC) 2017959216 (OCoLC)1007074431 |
| ISBN |
9780191826122 |
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019182612X |
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9780191084645 |
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0191084646 |
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019877902X |
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9780198779025 |
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