On being ill
- ISBN
- 1930464061
On being ill è un health, psychology book di Virginia Woolf.
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"Virginia Woolf observes that though illness is part of every human being's experience, it has rarely been the focus of literature - like the more acceptable subjects of war and love. We cannot quote Shakespeare to describe a headache. We must, Woolf says, invent language to describe pain. Illness enhances our perceptions and, she observes, it reduces self-consciousness, it is "the great confessional." Throughout On Being Ill, Woolf discusses the taboos associated with illness, and she explores how illness transforms experience and changes our relationship to the world around us."--BOOK JACKET.
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Virginia Woolf è l'autore di On being ill. Esplora il suo catalogo completo su Booklogr.
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Di che genere è On being ill?+
On being ill è un libro di Health, Psychology, Sick, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Diseases.
Di cosa parla On being ill?+
"Virginia Woolf observes that though illness is part of every human being's experience, it has rarely been the focus of literature - like the more acceptable subjects of war and love. We cannot quote Shakespeare to describe a headache. We must, Woolf says, invent language to describe pain. Illness ...
Chi ha scritto On being ill?+
On being ill è stato scritto da Virginia Woolf.