Tuberculosis and the victorian literary imagination
Auteur :
Byrne, Katherine
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107672802
Date de publication :
21 nov. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
330 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
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.