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Special features in internal affections: comparison to other nosological treatises
Abstract:
Studies on the Hippocratic treatise Internal Affections are very rare, the length and difficulty of the text being probably a reason for it. In this paper two stylistic features of the treatise are discussed: the abundant use of some adverbs of frequency and the extremely wide use of the third person imperative. Through these linguistic devices the author underlines constantly that he is a very experienced practitioner and is much more direct in his prescriptions. This personal reworking of shared material results in one of the richest texts of the Hippocratic Collection, as far as language and precision are concerned.
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