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The Language of Disease
Writing Syphilis in Nineteenth-Century France
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Focusing on the representation of syphilis in nineteenth-century France, this interdisciplinary study examines how literature and medical texts articulate the experience of the diseased body. Steven Wilson employs a critical medical humanities lens, integrating insights from gender studies, theology, and pain studies. By analyzing both canonical and lesser-known authors, the work reveals how language reflects societal anxieties surrounding disease, including issues of morality and state surveillance, while highlighting literature's role in depicting illness.
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- Title
- The Language of Disease
- Subtitle
- Writing Syphilis in Nineteenth-Century France
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Steven Wilson
- Publisher
- Legenda
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 158
- ISBN13
- 9781781885604
- Category
- About Literature
- Description
- Focusing on the representation of syphilis in nineteenth-century France, this interdisciplinary study examines how literature and medical texts articulate the experience of the diseased body. Steven Wilson employs a critical medical humanities lens, integrating insights from gender studies, theology, and pain studies. By analyzing both canonical and lesser-known authors, the work reveals how language reflects societal anxieties surrounding disease, including issues of morality and state surveillance, while highlighting literature's role in depicting illness.