Format:
Online-Ressource (361 p)
ISBN:
9780415360487
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041536048X
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature
Content:
〈P〉This intriguing book examines the ways contagion - or disease - inform and shape a wide variety of nineteenth century texts and contexts.〈/P〉〈P〉Christiensen dissects the cultural assumptions concerning disease, health, impurity and so on before exploring different perspectives on key themes such as plague, nursing and the hospital environment and focusing on certain key texts including Dicken's 〈EM〉Bleak House〈/EM〉, Gaskell's 〈EM〉Ruth〈/EM〉, and Zola's 〈EM〉Le Docteur Pascal〈/EM〉.〈/P〉
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Half Title: Nineteenth-Century Narratives of Contagion; TItle Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on citations; 1 History as contagion; 2 Providence amidst pestilence and fire; 3 Swordsmen and needlewomen; 4 Physicians, nurses and patients; 5 Mothers, daughters and lovers; 6 Writers and readers; 7 Speakers, singers and listeners; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780203008232
Additional Edition:
Print version Nineteenth-Century Narratives of Contagion : 'Our Feverish Contact'
Language:
English
Keywords:
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