Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors book by Susan Sontag
By Susan SontagIllness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors book by Susan Sontag
In these two texts, Sontag shows how the metaphors surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of the patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. Examples of metaphor are taken from medical and psychiatric thinking, as well as literary sources. Published By Penguin Modern Classics on 2002
Book details
- Paperback
- 180 pages
- English
- 0141187123
- 9780141187129
About Susan Sontag
susan sontag was born in new york city on january 16, 1933, grew up in tucson, arizona, and attended high school in los angeles. she received her b.a. from Read More about Susan Sontag
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