Framing and Imagining Disease in Cultural History

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Synopsis

Throughout human history illness has been socially interpreted before its range of meanings could be understood and disseminated. Writers of diverse types have been as active in constructing these meanings as doctors, yet it is only recently that literary traditions have been recognized as a rich archive for these interpretations. These essays focus on the methodological hurdles encountered in retrieving these interpretations, called 'framing' by the authors. Framing and Imagining Disease in Cultural History aims to explain what has been said about these interpretations and to compare their value.

Book details

Edition:
2003
Author:
G. Rousseau, M. Gill, D. Haycock, M. Herwig
ISBN:
9780230524323
Related ISBNs:
9781403912923
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan UK, London
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-12-12
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2003
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Medicine, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology