LEADER 03374nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910458363503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-23734-0 010 $a1-281-15803-8 010 $a9786611158033 010 $a0-203-00823-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000399811 035 $a(EBL)308860 035 $a(OCoLC)476091499 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000211394 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11181437 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000211394 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10293007 035 $a(PQKB)10140953 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC308860 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL308860 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10227243 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL115803 035 $a(OCoLC)935263687 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000399811 100 $a20041026d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNineteenth-century narratives of contagion$b[electronic resource] $e'our feverish contact' /$fAllan Conrad Christensen 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (361 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in nineteenth-century literature ;$v1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-83615-8 311 $a0-415-36048-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [293]-342) and index. 327 $aHalf Title: Nineteenth-Century Narratives of Contagion; TItle Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on citations; 1 History as contagion; 2 Providence amidst pestilence and fire; 3 Swordsmen and needlewomen; 4 Physicians, nurses and patients; 5 Mothers, daughters and lovers; 6 Writers and readers; 7 Speakers, singers and listeners; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis intriguing book examines the ways contagion - or disease - inform and shape a wide variety of nineteenth century texts and contexts.Christiensen dissects the cultural assumptions concerning disease, health, impurity and so on before exploring different perspectives on key themes such as plague, nursing and the hospital environment and focusing on certain key texts including Dicken's Bleak House, Gaskell's Ruth, and Zola's Le Docteur Pascal. 410 0$aRoutledge studies in nineteenth-century literature ;$v1. 606 $aEnglish fiction$y19th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aMedicine in literature 606 $aLiterature and medicine$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aLiterature and medicine$zEurope$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aCommunicable diseases in literature 606 $aEpidemics in literature 606 $aDiseases in literature 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEnglish fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aMedicine in literature. 615 0$aLiterature and medicine$xHistory 615 0$aLiterature and medicine$xHistory 615 0$aCommunicable diseases in literature. 615 0$aEpidemics in literature. 615 0$aDiseases in literature. 676 $a823/.8093561 700 $aChristensen$b Allan Conrad$0872777 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458363503321 996 $aNineteenth-century narratives of contagion$91948460 997 $aUNINA