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Los médicos en la historiografía latina: discursos, representaciones y funciones narrativas desde los orígenes hasta Quinto Curcio Rufo

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    Aprile, Guillermo
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    Aprile, Guillermo

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    Format:
    Journal article
    Language:
    Spanish; Castilian
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    text (article)
    Published:
    2022
    In:
    Fortunatae: Revista canaria de Filología ISSN 1131-6810 Nº 35, 1, 2022, pags. 7-29
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    Roman prejudices against Greek physicians and medicine, which can be found throughout Latin literature from the second century B.C., were also manifested in Latin historiography. A study of a corpus of historical texts indicates that physicians tend to be depicted there as evil and conspiring characters. However, Curtius' Historiae marks a radical change in this representation. To demonstrate this, the passage of Alexander's healing after receiving a wound in India (Curt. 9.5.22-30) will be analyzed from a narratological and intertextual point of view


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