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Analysis of Translation Initiation During Stress Conditions by Polysome Profiling
Published on: May 19, 2014
[Melanchory and methodism: original translation and commentary of a text by Prosper Alpin (1553-1617)]
1University of Exeter, Department of Classics and Ancient History, Queen Building, The Queen's drive, Exeter EX4 4QH, UK. C.C.L.Petit@exeter.ac.uk
Abstract:
This article provides an original translation of the chapter on melancholy in De medicina methodica (Padua, 1611) by Prosperus Alpinus (1553-1617), whose concise style contrasts with the prolixity of Burton's work on melancholy. Ignoring the particular status accorded to melancholy among the diseases affecting both body and soul, Alpinus wanted to reduce the complexity and diversity of its symptoms, causes and remedies by reconciling Galenic knowledge with that of the so-called methodical sect. This radical questioning of the whole classical heritage opened up new therapeutic perspectives by claiming to fit melancholy into one vast single body of physical affections.
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