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On being ill / Virginia Woolf ; introduction by Hermione Lee.
Van Pelt Library PR6045.O72 O5 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941--Health.
- Woolf, Virginia.
- Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941.
- Sick--Psychology.
- Sick.
- Health.
- Physical Description:
- xxxiv, 28 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ashfield, Mass. : Paris Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- In this poignant and humorous work, Woolf observes that though illness is part of every human beingUs experience, it has never been the subject of literature like the more acceptable subjects of war and love. Woolf discusses the cultural taboos associated with illness and explores how illness changes the way readers read.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [xxxiii]-xxxiv).
- ISBN:
- 1930464061
- OCLC:
- 50285019
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