The Resource James Joyce & the burden of disease, Kathleen Ferris
James Joyce & the burden of disease, Kathleen Ferris
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- Summary
- James Joyce's near blindness, his peculiar gait, and his death from perforated ulcers are commonplace knowledge to most of his readers. But until now, most Joyce scholars have not recognized that these symptoms point to a diagnosis of syphilis. Kathleen Ferris traces Joyce's medical history as described in his correspondence, in the diaries of his brother Stanislaus, and in the memoirs of his acquaintances, to show that many of his symptoms match those of tabes dorsalis, a form of neurosyphilis which, untreated, eventually leads to paralysis. Combining literary analysis and medical detection,
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Paperback edition
- Extent
- 1 online resource (193 pages)
- Contents
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- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 The Creative Daemon; 2 The Wandering Jew in Ulysses; 3 Epics of the Body; 4 An Insectfable; Epilogue: Dear mysterre Shame's Voice; Chronology of Joyce's Medical History; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; S; T; V; W; Y
- Isbn
- 9780813149820
- Label
- James Joyce & the burden of disease
- Title
- James Joyce & the burden of disease
- Statement of responsibility
- Kathleen Ferris
- Subject
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- Biography
- Electronic books
- Health
- Health in literature
- Health in literature
- Human body in literature
- Human body in literature
- Ireland
- Joyce, James, 1882-1941
- Joyce, James, 1882-1941 -- Health
- 1900-1999
- Novelists, Irish
- Novelists, Irish -- 20th century -- Biography
- Sexually transmitted diseases in literature
- Sexually transmitted diseases in literature
- Syphilis -- Patients
- Syphilis -- Patients -- Ireland -- Biography
- Syphilis in literature
- Syphilis in literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- James Joyce's near blindness, his peculiar gait, and his death from perforated ulcers are commonplace knowledge to most of his readers. But until now, most Joyce scholars have not recognized that these symptoms point to a diagnosis of syphilis. Kathleen Ferris traces Joyce's medical history as described in his correspondence, in the diaries of his brother Stanislaus, and in the memoirs of his acquaintances, to show that many of his symptoms match those of tabes dorsalis, a form of neurosyphilis which, untreated, eventually leads to paralysis. Combining literary analysis and medical detection,
- Cataloging source
- E7B
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1941-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ferris, Kathleen
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- photographs
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Joyce, James
- Joyce, James
- Novelists, Irish
- Syphilis
- Sexually transmitted diseases in literature
- Human body in literature
- Syphilis in literature
- Health in literature
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Health
- Health in literature
- Human body in literature
- Novelists, Irish
- Sexually transmitted diseases in literature
- Syphilis in literature
- Syphilis
- Ireland
- Label
- James Joyce & the burden of disease, Kathleen Ferris
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 The Creative Daemon; 2 The Wandering Jew in Ulysses; 3 Epics of the Body; 4 An Insectfable; Epilogue: Dear mysterre Shame's Voice; Chronology of Joyce's Medical History; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; S; T; V; W; Y
- Control code
- ocn903956511
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- Paperback edition
- Extent
- 1 online resource (193 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813149820
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations, photographs
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt129dhpq
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)903956511
- Label
- James Joyce & the burden of disease, Kathleen Ferris
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 The Creative Daemon; 2 The Wandering Jew in Ulysses; 3 Epics of the Body; 4 An Insectfable; Epilogue: Dear mysterre Shame's Voice; Chronology of Joyce's Medical History; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; S; T; V; W; Y
- Control code
- ocn903956511
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- Paperback edition
- Extent
- 1 online resource (193 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813149820
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations, photographs
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt129dhpq
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)903956511
Subject
- Biography
- Electronic books
- Health
- Health in literature
- Health in literature
- Human body in literature
- Human body in literature
- Ireland
- Joyce, James, 1882-1941
- Joyce, James, 1882-1941 -- Health
- 1900-1999
- Novelists, Irish
- Novelists, Irish -- 20th century -- Biography
- Sexually transmitted diseases in literature
- Sexually transmitted diseases in literature
- Syphilis -- Patients
- Syphilis -- Patients -- Ireland -- Biography
- Syphilis in literature
- Syphilis in literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary
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