Telling Bodies Performing Birth
| Author | : Della Pollock |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0231109156 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780231109154 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (154 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Telling Bodies Performing Birth by : Della Pollock
Download or read book Telling Bodies Performing Birth written by Della Pollock and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering issues such as pain and fertility, and exploring both the language of medical discourse and the silence of personal mystery, she reveals the numerous ways in which giving birth is narrated in the contemporary U.S. Pollock draws on cultural criticism, performance studies, and narrative theory to unpack this long-ignored genre.
