The doctor stories / William Carlos Williams ; compiled with an introduction by Robert Coles ; afterword by William Eric Williams.

  • Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963
Date:
[1984]
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About this work

Description

This collection of thirteen "doctor stories," six poems on medical matters, and a selection from The Autobiography "can help many others take a knowing look at the medical profession."--Back cover.

Publication/Creation

New York : New Directions, [1984]

Physical description

xvi, 142 pages ; 22 cm.

Contents

Mind and body -- Old Doc Rivers -- The girl with a pimply face -- The use of force -- A night in June -- Jean Beicke -- A face of stone -- Dance pseudomacabre -- The paid nurse -- Ancient gentility -- Verbal transcription : 6 a.m. -- The insane -- Comedy entombed : 1930 -- The practice (from The autobiography) -- Poems: The birth ; Le médecin maglré lui ; Dead baby ; A cold front ; The poor ; To close -- Afterword: My father, the doctor / by William Eric Williams.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    CUC.6.AA9
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 0811209261
  • 9780811209267