Metaphor in Illness Writing argues that even when a metaphor
appears problematic and limiting, it need not be dropped or
dismissed. Metaphors are not inherently harmful or beneficial;
instead, they can be used in unexpected and creative ways. This
book analyses the illness writing of contemporary North American
writers who reimagine and reappropriate the supposedly harmful
metaphor 'illness is a fight' and shows how Susan Sontag, Audre
Lorde, Anatole Broyard, David Foster Wallace and other writers turn
the fight metaphor into a space of agency, resistance,
self-knowledge and aesthetic pleasure. It joins a conversation in
Medical Humanities about alternatives to the predominance of
narrative and responds to the call for more metaphor literacy and
metaphor competence.
General
| Imprint: |
Edinburgh University Press
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Contemporary Cultural Studies in Illness, Health and Medicine |
| Release date: |
September 2022 |
| Authors: |
Anita Wohlmann
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| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Unsewn / adhesive bound
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| Pages: |
232 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-50086-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Literature: history & criticism >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-399-50086-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781399500869 |
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