Illness as Metaphor and Aids and Its Metaphors
The fantasies concocted around cancer and around tuberculosis in earlier times undergo close examination in this celebrated essay.
The fantasies concocted around cancer and around tuberculosis in earlier times undergo close examination in this celebrated essay.
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780312420130
Publish date: 25-08-2001
Publisher: Picador
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
Science,
Criticism,
Culture,
Health,
Philosophy,
Medicine,
Cultural Studies,
Theory,
Disability
Sontag's essay on "Illness as Metaphor" is often mentioned in books dealing with cancer and other illnesses. She was an exceptionally well read person who could create a unified message from a wide range of sources, and this essay shows her skill in accomplishing that feat. Her writing is also both ...
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