This book examines the cultural work and meaning-making of Louisa May Alcott's representations of health and illness. It investigates not only the ways in which her stories critically explore issues of well-being and affliction in nineteenth-century America but also the reparative strategies that her narratives make available.
This book examines the cultural work and meaning-making of Louisa May Alcott's representations of health and illness. It investigates not only the ways in which her stories critically explore issues of well-being and affliction in nineteenth-century America but also the reparative strategies that her narratives make available.
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: Contextualizing and Reading Health, Illness, and Repair Chapter Two: Little Patient Beth Chapter Three: Illness and the Everyday in Little Men and Jo's Boys Chapter Four: Girls' Education for Health in Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom Chapter Five: Trauma, Illness, and Repair in Hospital Sketches Chapter Six: The Nurse's Battle in Alcott's Short(er) Fiction Conclusion Bibliography About the Author
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: Contextualizing and Reading Health, Illness, and Repair Chapter Two: Little Patient Beth Chapter Three: Illness and the Everyday in Little Men and Jo's Boys Chapter Four: Girls' Education for Health in Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom Chapter Five: Trauma, Illness, and Repair in Hospital Sketches Chapter Six: The Nurse's Battle in Alcott's Short(er) Fiction Conclusion Bibliography About the Author
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