Scarry, Elaine
The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780195049961
- author:
- Scarry, Elaine
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1987
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 20.32 x 2.03 x 13.72 centimetres
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, Semiotics & Theory,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World A profound analysis of physical suffering and its complex relationship with language, culture, and power. Elaine Scarry's groundbreaking study explores the ways in which pain is both inexpressible and destructive, and how it is used as a tool of control and manipulation. Through a wide range of sources, including literature, art, medical case histories, and historical documents, Scarry examines the ways in which pain is used to shape our understanding of the world and ourselves.
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