dc.description.abstract | The medical prose is closely connected with the change
of the society. It’s not only confined in the
relationship with the physicians and the patients but also
brought about a lot of discussions beyond this
relationship. But until now, there are not many researches
focus on this topic. This research is based on the medical
prose published from 1990 to 2006, by using comprehensive
and systemic analyses, hope to provide a clearer concept
about medical prose.
The first chapter is the introduction, explaining the
research motive, purpose, scope, methods and documents
review of this study.
The second chapter is divided into three sections. In
order to understand the contribution from predecessors,
this chapter introduce the background and the literary
works of the western and Taiwan writers who were engaged
in medical work.
The third and fourth chapters are both divided into
three sections. The third chapter is focus on the doctors-
patients course. The first section describes the feeling
when the patients first know that they got diseases. The
second section discusses the relationship between diseases
and punishment. The third section discusses how to find
the meaning of life through the patient’’s life and death
philosophy.
The fourth chapter depicts the doctors-patients course
from the observer’s point of view. The first section
describes the humanism from the observer’s concern. The
second section discusses the tribulation of the life
through the topic of the diagnosis and treatment. The
third section discusses the metaphysical power how to
affect medical treatment .
The fifth chapter is divided into two sections,
discussing the artistic achievement in the medical prose.
Because of the writers’ medical background, many
technical terms are widely used in the medical prose.
Their depictions of the patient’s suffering are also
distinctive.
The sixth chapter is the conclusion, summarize the
research results and propose the suggestions to further
research directions, open the more broad vision for the
medical prose of Taiwan. | en_US |