1st Edition
The Routledge Introduction to Canadian Literature and Illness
By Jessica Duffin Wolfe
Copyright 2025
210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Routledge Introduction to Canadian Literature and Illness considers the key literary and historical frameworks for reading stories about sickness. Transcending disciplinary boundaries, this book analyzes narrative depictions of major epidemics, disastrous injuries, mental and maternal health, medical assistance in dying, and the curative effects of decolonization. This accessible and... Read more
Introduction: Narrative Uses of Illness in Canada
Chapter One: Prevailing Disorder: Epidemics and Infectious Diseases
Chapter Two: Disastrous Injury and the Recuperation of History in Postmodern Novels
Chapter Three: Mental Affliction, Autobiography, and the Literary History of Assisted Death
Chapter Four: Reproductive Trouble: Maternal Health and Houses in Iconic Fiction
Chapter Five: Decolonization as Cure: Hospitals, Illness, and Healing in Contemporary Indigenous Novels
Conclusion: Illness as Genre
Biography
Jessica Duffin Wolfe is Professor of Media, Creative Arts, and Design at Humber College. She holds a PhD in English, Book History and Print Culture from the University of Toronto.
