Eros and Illness

by David B. Morris

Susan Sontag once described illness as "the night-side of life." When we or our loved ones fall ill, our world is thrown into darkness and disarray, our routines are interrupted, our deepest beliefs shaken. The modern regime of hyper-logical biomedicine offers little solace when it comes to the effects of ill health on our inner lives. By exploring the role of desire in illness, Eros and Illness offers an alternative: an unconventional,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674659716
• ISBN13: 9780674659711
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"