Variable body in history, the
Éditeur :
Peter Lang Ltd
ISBN :
9781906165727
Date de publication :
30 sept. 2016
Dimensions :
22,5 x 15,0 cm
Poids :
420 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The essays in this book explore the different ways the body has been experienced and interpreted in history, from the medieval to the modern period. Challenging the negative perceptions that the term «disability» suggests, they present a mosaic of literary representations of bodies and accounts of real lives lived.