Writing in Pain
| Author | : V. Ramazani |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 197 |
| Release | : 2007-09-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230607231 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0230607233 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (233 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Writing in Pain by : V. Ramazani
Download or read book Writing in Pain written by V. Ramazani and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-09-03 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that while pain is an irreducible neuro-physiological phenomenon, how pain is experienced is powerfully inflected by language and culture. Using Second Empire France after Napoleon III's seizure of power as a particularly revealing time of re-acculturation, it elaborates on the "culture of denial."
