Tuberculosis and the victorian literary imagination
Auteur :
Byrne, Katherine
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521766678
Date de publication :
25 nov. 2010
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,7 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
490 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study examines representations of tuberculosis in Victorian fiction, analyzing consumptive characters for insights into how society viewed this 'dread disease' and its sufferers, and revealing the myths which surrounded this socially significant illness. It displays, also, how popular assumptions were used as diagnostic tools by a frustrated medical profession.