Delphi Complete Works of Hippocrates

Hippocrates of Kos, the Father of Western medicine, is credited with advancing the systematic study of clinical medicine, summing up the knowledge of previous schools and prescribing practices for physicians through the Hippocratic Corpus and other works. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Hippocrates’ complete extant works, with beautiful illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hippocrates’ life and works




* Features the complete extant works now generally believed to be written by Hippocrates, in both English translation and the original Greek




* Concise introductions




* Includes translations previously appearing in Loeb Classical Library editions of Hippocrates’ works




* Excellent formatting of the texts




* Easily locate the works you want to read with individual contents tables




* Includes many of the spurious works in the Hippocratic Corpus, first time in digital print




* Includes all of Polybus’ rare works of the Hippocratic Corpus: ON THE NATURE OF MAN and REGIMEN IN HEALTH, available in no other collection




* Provides a special dual English and Greek text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students




* Features two bonus biographies – discover Hippocrates’ ancient world




* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

Please note: some Kindle software programs cannot display Greek characters correctly; however the characters do display correctly on Kindle devices.

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CONTENTS:

Works of Hippocrates




ON ANCIENT MEDICINE




PROGNOSTICS




APHORISMS




EPIDEMICS I AND III




ON REGIMEN IN ACUTE DISEASES




ON AIRS, WATERS, AND PLACES




ON THE ARTICULATIONS




ON FRACTURES




ON THE INSTRUMENTS OF REDUCTION




ON INJURIES OF THE HEAD




THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH




THE LAW




THE PHYSICIAN’S ESTABLISHMENT

Works of the Hippocratic Corpus




ON THE NATURE OF MAN




REGIMEN IN HEALTH




ON ULCERS




ON FISTULAE




ON HEMORRHOIDS




ON THE SACRED DISEASE




ON ALIMENT




THE PRECEPTS




HUMOURS




DREAMS




THE ART




BREATHS




DECORUM




THE PHYSICIAN




DENTITION

The Greek Texts




LIST OF GREEK TEXTS

The Dual Texts




DUAL GREEK AND ENGLISH TEXTS

The Biographies




GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO HIPPOCRATES by W. H. S. Jones




HIPPOCRATES by Charles McRae

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