English 290A: Illness and Health in Literature
A Resource Guide
Authors in Chronological Order
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Aesculapian Staff
Translation: "Life is short, the art long."
Hippocratic Corpus Aphorisms I
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Medical Humanities References
| These links are some of the best available for interdisciplinary sites pertaining to literature, medicine, history, and the social sciences. | ||
| Medical Humanities at NYU | ||
| These links are well organized and could provide a touchstone for research. See also the listserv and sample syllabi on this site. | ||
| Literature, Arts & Medicine Database | ||
| The annotations here are especially fine as a preliminary research tool. See also the audio/visual resources. | ||
| New York University School of Medicine | ||
| A fascinating educational guide from NYU, where Danielle Ofri serves on the faculty. | ||
| Excellent reference materials for ethics on the resources page. | ||
| Bellevue Literary Review | ||
| Danielle Ofri's literary journal at NYU, where you can often read sample material. | ||
| Vermont Humanities Council | ||
| An intriguing reading and discussion program that is active at many hospitals and seeks, among other things, to integrate storytelling and the literary imagination into the healing process by establishing strong relationships. | ||
| Literature and Medicine with Lifespan | ||
| Lifespan is a non-profit organization devoted to improving health care in Rhode Island, in part, by using literature within their Healing Arts program. |