How Long to Read Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing

How Long Does it Take to Read Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 54 minutes to read Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing by Susan P. Mattern

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Galen is the most important physician of the Roman imperial era. Many of his theories and practices were the basis for medical knowledge for centuries after his death and some practices—like checking a patient’s pulse—are still used today. He also left a vast corpus of writings which makes up a full one-eighth of all surviving ancient Greek literature. Through her readings of hundreds of Galen’s case histories, Susan P. Mattern presents the first systematic investigation of Galen’s clinical practice. Galen’s patient narratives illuminate fascinating interplay among the craft of healing, social class, professional competition, ethnicity, and gender. Mattern describes the public, competitive, and masculine nature of medicine among the urban elite and analyzes the relationship between clinical practice and power in the Roman household. She also finds that although Galen is usually perceived as self-absorbed and self-promoting, his writings reveal him as sensitive to the patient’s history, symptoms, perceptions, and even words. Examining his professional interactions in the context of the world in which he lived and practiced, Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing provides a fresh perspective on a foundational figure in medicine and valuable insight into how doctors thought about their patients and their practice in the ancient world.

How long is Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing?

Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing by Susan P. Mattern is 292 pages long, and a total of 73,584 words.

This makes it 99% the length of the average book. It also has 90% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 42 minutes to read Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing aloud.

What Reading Level is Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing?

Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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