Nineteenth-century narratives of contagion [[electronic resource] ] : 'our feverish contact' / / Allan Conrad Christensen

• Autore: Christensen Allan Conrad
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 p.)
• Disciplina: 823/.8093561
• Soggetto topico: English fiction - 19th century - History and criticism; Medicine in literature; Literature and medicine - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Literature and medicine - Europe - History - 19th century; Communicable diseases in literature; Epidemics in literature; Diseases in literature
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-342) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Half 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Nineteenth-century narratives of contagion
• ISBN: 1-134-23734-0; 1-281-15803-8; 9786611158033; 0-203-00823-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784893903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in nineteenth-century literature ; ; 1.