Title Nineteenth-century narratives of contagion : 'our feverish contact' / Allan Conrad Christensen.

Descript 1 online resource (ix, 350 pages) Series Routledge studies in nineteenth-century literature ; 1 Routledge studies in nineteenth-century literature ; 1. Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-342) and index. Contents Half Title: Nineteenth-Century Narratives of Contagion; TItle Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on citations; 1 History as contagion; 2 Providence amidst pestilence and fire; 3 Swordsmen and needlewomen; 4 Physicians, nurses and patients; 5 Mothers, daughters and lovers; 6 Writers and readers; 7 Speakers, singers and listeners; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. Summary This intriguing book examines the ways 'contagion' or disease inform and shape a wide variety of nineteenth century texts and contexts. Note English. Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide Subject English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism. Medicine in literature. Literature and medicine -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Literature and medicine -- Europe -- History -- 19th century. Communicable diseases in literature. Epidemics in literature. Diseases in literature. Communicable diseases. Epidemics. Medicine in Literature Communicable Diseases Disease Outbreaks History, 19th Century England LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Epidemics. (OCoLC)fst00914079 Communicable diseases. (OCoLC)fst00869883 Communicable diseases in literature. (OCoLC)fst00869941 Diseases in literature. (OCoLC)fst00895210 English fiction. (OCoLC)fst00910817 Epidemics in literature. (OCoLC)fst01903142 Literature and medicine. (OCoLC)fst01000080 Medicine in literature. (OCoLC)fst01015167 Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064 Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623 Literatur Epidemie Motiv U⁺bertragbare Krankheit Engelsk litteratur -- historia. Medicin i litteraturen. Sjukdomar i litteraturen. Englisch. 1800-1899 ISBN 9780203008232 (electronic bk.) 0203008235 (electronic bk.) 1134237340 9781134237340 1281158038 9781281158031 9786611158033 6611158030 041536048X