“Our Self-Undoing”: Christina Rossetti’s Literary and Somatic Expressions of Graves’ Disease
Victorian poet Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) was frequently troubled by poor health, and her mid-life episode of life-threatening illness (1870–1872) when she suffered from Graves’ disease provides an illuminating case study of the ways that illness can be reflected in...
Main Authors: | Mary Arseneau, Emery Terrell |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-03-01
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Series: | Humanities |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/8/1/57 |
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