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Explore a significant work of eighteenth-century literature and medicine with Routledge's edition of John Armstrong's The Art of Preserving Health. This 2000-line poem was a major influence during the Enlightenment, helping to popularize Scottish medical ideas regarding anatomical and emotional sensibility through the fashionable georgic style. Originally published in 1744, the poem achieved immense popularity, reaching its third edition within just three years. By 1795, it had seen fourteen editions printed across London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and Philadelphia. This text offers a unique look at how medical concepts were shared with British readers during this era, maintaining its status among the most notable works of its time.

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This Routledge publication features John Armstrong's influential 2000-line poem regarding health and sensibility.

The text provides historical insight into eighteenth-century literature and medical thought.

Read a work that popularized Scottish medical ideas through the popular georgic poetic style.

Study a poem that held significant popularity with fourteen editions printed across the Atlantic by 1795.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
28 May 2011
Listed Since
28 January 2011

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