The Language of Disease

Writing Syphilis in Nineteenth-Century France

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• Steven Wilson

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• 158 Seiten
• 6 Lesestunden

• Kunst & Kultur
• Über Literatur

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Focusing on the representation of syphilis in nineteenth-century France, this interdisciplinary study examines how literature and medical texts articulate the experience of the diseased body. Steven Wilson employs a critical medical humanities lens, integrating insights from gender studies, theology, and pain studies. By analyzing both canonical and lesser-known authors, the work reveals how language reflects societal anxieties surrounding disease, including issues of morality and state surveillance, while highlighting literature's role in depicting illness.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Einband: Hardcover