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Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors

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 | #43801 in Books |  Picador USA |  2001-08-25 |  2001-08-25 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.18 x.52 x5.52l,.41 | File type: PDF | 192 pages

 | Picador USA

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| But she makes great points about how we|By Bianca Muonekwu|I got this book for class. Sontag is a tough read. That's not an understatement. But she makes great points about how we, as society, stigmatize certain illnesses. I think it is a very eye-opening book, but is so much more effective when this book/essays can be discussed, especially in an academic setting. The four star|From Publishers Weekly|"In Illness as Metaphor , Sontag argues that the myths and metaphors surrounding disease can kill by instilling shame and guilt in the sick, thus delaying them from seeking treatment," wrote PW. She sees, and discusses provocatively, a sim

In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as "one of the most liberating books of its time." A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the fantasies surrounding cancer, Sontag shows cancer for what i...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors   |  Susan Sontag. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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