Medical fiction is fiction whose events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any other medical environment. It is highly prevalent on television, especially in medical dramas, and also appears in novels.
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Place of OriginFrance; one of its earliest examples in dramaturgy is Moliere's play The Imaginary Invalid, a satire of late 17th-century Parisian society and its medical profession. 1 Notable ExampleFrankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelley 1 Defining TraitFiction whose events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or another medical environment, often used to illustrate ethical dilemmas in medicine. 1 Connections
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1. Medical Fiction (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph, first sentence
Medical fiction is fiction whose events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment.
History section, Moliere paragraph
One of the most well-known examples of medical fiction in dramaturgy is The Imaginary Invalid, written by Molière. The satire-comedy focuses on the medical profession and has a hypochondriac for its main character. The play lampoons the society of late 17th-century Paris, specifically the bourgeoisie, and is generally considered a piece of incisive social commentary.
History section, Frankenstein paragraph
One of, if not the earliest examples of science fiction can be found in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The novel itself concerns the abominable creation of Dr. Victor Frankenstein as the character attempts to circumvent death through the creation of life.
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