The Life of Breath in Literature, Culture and Medicine: Classical to Contemporary

by David Fuller

Book Overview

This open access book studies breath and breathing in literature and culture and provides crucial insights into the history of medicine, health and the emotions, the foundations of beliefs concerning body, spirit and world, the connections between breath and creativity and the phenomenology of breath and breathlessness. Contributions span the classical, medieval, early modern, Romantic, Victorian, modern and contemporary periods, drawing on medical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030744450
• ISBN13: 9783030744458
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 555 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"