In the 18th century, the health of intellectuals became a new medical and literary theme. With De la santé des gens de lettres (3rd ed., 1775), Dr. S.-A. Tissot offered scholars a classic book combining description of clinical cases with remedies to treat the ills due to “literary intemperance”.
Keyword: Littérature et médecine, histoire de la médecine, médecine du xviiie siècle, littérature du xviiie siècle, histoire des Lumières, hygiène, histoire du corps
