Illness as metaphor ; and, AIDS and its metaphors
Sontag, Susan, 1933-20042005
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As a cancer patient in the 1970s, Susan Sontag wrote 'Illness as a Metaphor' to show how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of the patients. The second essay extends the argument to the AIDS pandemic.
Main title:
Illness as metaphor ; and, AIDS and its metaphors / Susan Sontag.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2002.
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180 p. ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: 1991.
ISBN:
9780141187129 (pbk)
Dewey class:
616.9792001616.9792
Language:
English
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BRN:
1471756