Originally, hypochondria referred to a region of the body, but by the 18th century, it had a mental component.
A new book by a self-described hypochondriac explores the stigma and its cultural and literary history. And, of course, becoming a physician involves no more than donning a cap and gown, such that “any gibberish becomes learned…” The play ends with Argan preparing for his initiation. Virginia Woolf once bemoaned that illness has not been a popular subject in literature as love. She wrote,” Why has the ‘daily drama’ of the body not been recognized?” “Perhaps,” she adds, “Illness is almost impossible to communicate.” .
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