Illness as Metaphor

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dc.contributor.authorSontag, Susan
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-12T19:47:39Z
dc.date.available2020-07-12T19:47:39Z
dc.date.issued1978
dc.description.abstractIn this short book (downloaded from the Internet Archive, Susan Sontag looks at how we conceptualize serious illnesses, particularly tuberculosis in the 19th century and cancer in the 20th century. "Illness as Metaphor" is a groundbreaking work that examines how we view and describe these illnesses in metaphorical terms than have significant adverse implications for the people suffering from serious illness. Click on the Files link on the lefthand side to read the book.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn0-374-17443-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11976/613
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFarrar, Straus and Girouxen_US
dc.subjectSontag, Susanen_US
dc.subjectillness as Meaphoren_US
dc.subjectSocial Critics and Social Criticsmen_US
dc.subjectAuthorsen_US
dc.subjectUnited Statesen_US
dc.titleIllness as Metaphoren_US
dc.typeBooksen_US

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