On Being Ill

Author: Virginia Woolf
Edition: 1ST
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1930464061

On Being Ill

In this poignant and humorous work, Virginia Woolf observes that though illness is part of every human being's experience, it has never been the subject of literatureAlike the more acceptable subjects of war and love. Get On Being Ill literature books for free.
We cannot quote Shakespeare to describe a headache. We must, Woolf says, invent language to describe pain. And though illness enhances our perceptions, she observes that it reduces self-consciousness; it is "the great confessional." Woolf discusses the cultural taboos associated with illness and explores how illness changes the way we read. Poems clarify and astonish, Shakespeare exudes new brilliance, and so does melodramatic fiction!On Being Ill was published as an individual volume by Hogarth Press in 1930. While ot Check On Being Ill our best literature books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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We cannot quote Shakespeare to describe a headache. We must, Woolf says, invent language to describe pain. And though illness enhances our perceptions, she observes that it reduces self-consciousness; it is "the great confessional." Woolf discusses the cultural taboos associated with illness and explores how illness changes the way we read While ot

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