In the present work, Goethe's novels "Wilhelm Meister´s apprenticeship" and "Wilhelm Meister´s wandering years"are analyced concerning their medical historical background. Here the author's horizon is not exceeded in view of medicine. Here are four major theme areas: the chapter "melancholy, mental illness and mental cure" illuminates the display of melancholic depressive personalities in the "Apprenticeship". In the chapter "Dietary pathology" the representations of a dietary pathology are collected. In the chapter "Surgeons" the representations of the professional group of Surgeons are collected. In the chapter entitled "Other medical illustrations" are ultimately more interesting medical texts presented, under which none of the existing categories fit.
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In the present work, Goethe's novels "Wilhelm Meister´s apprenticeship" and "Wilhelm Meister´s wandering years"are analyced concerning their medical historical background. Here the author's horizon is not exceeded in view of medicine. Here are four major theme areas: the chapter "melancholy, mental illness and mental cure" illuminates the display of melancholic depressive personalities in the "Apprenticeship". In the chapter "Dietary pathology" the representations of a dietary pathology are coll...
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