There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness [Large Print]

By M. Leona Godin

Book Overview

M. Leona Godin begins her fascinating, wide-ranging study with an exploration of how the idea of sight is inextricably linked with knowledge and understanding; how "blindness" has, for millennia, been used as a metaphor for ignorance; and how, in metaphorical terms, blindness can also be made to suggest a door to artistic or spiritual transcendence. And she makes clear how all of this has obscured the reality of blindness, as a consequence of which many blind people have to deal not just with their disability but also with expectations that they possess "superpowers."

• Format: Library Binding
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643589660
• ISBN13: 9781643589664
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Center Point
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.6"