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Author Christensen, Allan Conrad

Title Nineteenth-Century Narratives of Contagion
Published Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (361 pages)
Series Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature
Routledge studies in nineteenth-century literature.
Contents 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
Summary This intriguing book examines the ways 'contagion' or disease inform and shape a wide variety of nineteenth century texts and contexts
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Subject 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.
Communicable diseases in literature
Diseases in literature
English fiction
Epidemics in literature
Literature and medicine
Medicine in literature
Europe
Great Britain
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780203008232
0203008235