Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors
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Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors

by Susan Sontag

Philosophy Medicine Literature
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Susan Sontag examines the metaphors used to describe illness and their effects on patients and society in this influential work.

ISBN-13 9780312420130 ASIN 0312420137 Views 315 Publisher Picador Year 2001 Edition First Edition Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 192 Adult No Created February 12, 2026 Updated October 03, 2026
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Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors explores the language and imagery surrounding disease.

The book analyzes how metaphors shape public attitudes toward illness and those affected by it.

Susan Sontag discusses the consequences of militaristic and punitive metaphors in medicine.

The work addresses both historical and contemporary examples of illness representation.

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