Despite this Flesh

Name: Despite this Flesh
Brand: University of Texas Press
SKU: 9780292715509
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The Disabled in Stories and Poems

Autor: Vassar Miller

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Editura: University of Texas Press

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Killed by kindness, stifled by overprotection, choked by subtle if sometimes unconscious snubs, the...

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Autor

Vassar Miller

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engleză

Legare

Carte - Carte broșată

Pagini

166

EAN

9780292715509

ISBN

0292715501

Enbook ID

04872714

Editura

University of Texas Press

Greutate

272

Dimensiuni

152 x 229 x 10

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Killed by kindness, stifled by overprotection, choked by subtle if sometimes unconscious snubs, the physically handicapped are one of the world's most invisible minorities. Seeking to draw attention to the various attitudes and perceptions about the handicapped, renowned poet Vassar Miller has assembled this collection of short stories and poems culled from the best of contemporary literature.The forty-five works focus on characters with motor and/or sensory disabilities. Ranging from optimistic to embittered and from sentimental to realistic, they portray the handicapped and the family; the handicapped and society; the myth of the holy idiot; the handicapped as human being, good, evil, and indifferent; the handicapped as unique. Both instructional and entertaining, this book will be of interest to a wide variety of readers, including the handicapped themselves. It will be especially helpful to professionals in the medical, education, and social service fields. As Vassar Miller says in her introduction, ..". the book is meant as a midwife in bringing to birth a renewed understanding of all human beings as so many mirrors of God, however seemingly distorted ..."

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