| Literary Anatomies: Women's Bodies and Health in Literature Contributor(s): Wear, Delese (Author), Nixon, Lois Lacivita (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791419266 ISBN-13: 9780791419267 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $32.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 810.935 |
| LCCN: 93026096 |
| Physical Information: (0.48 lbs) 150 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book shows how imaginative literature brings women's medical experiences back to lived moments in living bodies, where readers can, perhaps, better understand what it feels like to be someone else. The authors provide four sections that discuss birth, abortion, miscarriage, and fertility; breast cancer; middle age, menopause, and hysterectomy; and aging. While the focus is on twentieth-century North American women, a particular emphasis is placed on the diversity of women's experiences within that time and culture. |
