Migraine, Words and Fiction (Original PDF from Publisher)
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  • Format: Publisher PDF
  • Posted Date: 17 May 2025
  • Posted By: AfkEbooks

Specification

Published Year2022
Language‎English
PublisherOther Publisher
Edition :1
Format : Publisher PDF
File Size : 6.7
ISBN : 978-1527583597

Description

By Joost Haan
There are many migraine sufferers worldwide. However, the lack of confirmatory scan or blood test poses a major barrier to their diagnosis, which must be based on their account of the pain. As a consequence, language is of utmost importance in the diagnosis of migraine. This book deals with this relation between words and migraine, and considers how persons with migraine make their pain ‘readable’ and how fictional texts ‘perform’ migraine. Its analysis utilises the theories of Wittgenstein (‘beetle in the box’), Foucault, de Saussure and Scarry, as well as works of fiction including Hustvedt’s The Blindfold, Lasdun’s The Horned Man and Yalom’s When Nietzsche Wept.

Product Details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge Scholars Publishing; 1st edition (May 17, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1527583597
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1527583597

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