Medical Humanities comprises disciplines as diverse as literature, the visual and performing arts, the history of medicine, and bioethics. Josie Billington examines the value that literature adds to medical education in health training and practice, and defends the power of the arts as a remedial force.
The shocking story of Frankenstein seems as relevant today as it was when it was written nearly 200 years ago. Josie Billington tells us why.
An incisive, entertaining analysis of one of the greatest romantic novels in the English language - one which challenged 19th century stereotypes at every turn.
Virginia Woolf described Middlemarch as one of the few novels written for grown-ups. Josie Billington tells us what lies beneath the surface of this richest, most powerful of 19th century stories.