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Illness as Metaphor - Aids and Its Metaphors

Paperback • 1991 • English

Illness as Metaphor - Aids and Its Metaphors

By Susan Sontag

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About the book

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 it is--just a disease. Cancer, she argues,...Show more

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9780140124279

Published year

1991

Language

English

Original title

Illness as Metaphor - Aids and Its Metaphors

Format

Paperback

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