Fictions of Affliction: Physical Disability in Victorian Culture (Corporealities: Discourses of Disability)

Fictions of Affliction: Physical Disability in Victorian Culture (Corporealities: Discourses of Disability)

by Martha Stoddard Holmes (Author)

Synopsis

Reveals the cultural meanings and literary representations of disability in Victorian Britain. This book introduces readers to popular literary and dramatic works that explored culturally risky questions like 'can disabled men work?' and 'should disabled women have babies?'

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 248
Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
Published: 15 Feb 2009

ISBN 10: 0472068415
ISBN 13: 9780472068418