Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Dec;143(6):745-8. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.09.002.
For a comparatively small island, Ireland has made a disproportionately large contribution to world literature in all its aspects. The literary lineage of those who pursue medicine and also write is long and well established. The Irish contribution to world literature in all its aspects is well documented. Less explored, however, is the prominent influence of Dublin-based otolaryngologists in the Irish literary movement at the turn of the last century. Here, we examine two such figures, Sir William Wilde and Oliver St. John Gogarty, and their pivotal roles both professionally and in establishing Ireland on the world's literary stage. During the early part of the 1800s, otology was perceived as a defunct subspecialty that could be adequately managed, without much expertise, in the primary care setting. It was through the efforts of William Wilde and others that otology gained clinical and scientific credence during the latter half of the 19th century.
相对于一个比较小的岛屿而言，爱尔兰在世界文学的各个方面都做出了不成比例的巨大贡献。那些从事医学工作同时也进行写作的人有着悠久而良好的文学传统。爱尔兰对世界文学各个方面的贡献有充分的记录。然而，不太为人所知的是，都柏林的耳鼻喉科医生在上个世纪之交的爱尔兰文学运动中产生了显著的影响。在这里，我们研究了两位这样的人物，威廉·怀尔德爵士和奥利弗·圣约翰·戈加蒂，以及他们在专业领域和将爱尔兰推向世界文学舞台方面的关键作用。在 19 世纪早期，耳科学被认为是一个已经过时的亚专科，在初级保健环境中，不需要太多的专业知识就可以进行适当的管理。正是通过威廉·怀尔德和其他人的努力，耳科学在 19 世纪后半叶获得了临床和科学的可信度。
