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]
- Books
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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
Location Status History of MedicineCUC.6.AA9Open shelves
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ISBN
- 0811209261
- 9780811209267