@article {16497, title = {The Poet and the Disease}, journal = {Le infezioni in medicina}, volume = {24}, year = {2016}, pages = {158-162}, abstract = {Talented and well educated in philosophy, classics and Italian literature, Foscolo gave literary expression to his ideological aspirations and to his numerous amorous experiences in odes, sonnets, plays, poems and an epistolary novel. Concurrent with his rich literary output, Foscolo{\textquoteright}s correspondence represents a unique perspective from which to monitor his literary and political views and investigate aspects of his everyday life. Among other interesting information, one can find elements of Foscolo medical history which is generally unknown. In the present article we investigate the longstanding lower urinary tract symptoms as reported by the\ poet\ in his correspondence to his family and friends.}, url = {https://www.infezmed.it/index.php/article?Anno=2016\&numero=2\&ArticoloDaVisualizzare=Vol_24_2_2016_158}, author = {Maria Sgouridou} }