Cargando…
Reading the Brontë body : disease, desire, and the constraints of culture /
Anne, Emily, and Charlotte Brontë's literary representations of illness and disease reflect the major role illness played in the lives of the Victorians and its frequent reoccurrence within the Brontës' personal lives. An in-depth analysis of the history of nineteenth-century medicine pr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2005.
|
| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction * "Sick of Mankind and Their Disgusting Ways": Alcoholism, Social Reform, and Anne Brontë's Narratives of Illness * Ailing Women in the Age of Cholera: Illness in Shirley * Hysteria, Female Desire, and Self-Control in Villette * Vampires, Ghosts, and the Disease of Dis/Possession * Conclusion.