{"title":"Ronald Schleifer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRonald Schleifer\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intricate connections between literature and human experience, inviting readers to consider how narrative shapes our understanding of well-being. His work delves into the ways literary studies illuminate emotional and psychological landscapes, making philosophy and culture accessible through careful analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e realm, Schleifer’s books offer thoughtful perspectives that enrich the study of literature beyond aesthetics, addressing the impact of stories on personal and collective health. These writings appeal to anyone interested in the healing potential and cultural significance of literary art.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"literary-studies-and-well-being-by-ronald-schleifer-9781350335677","title":"Literary Studies and Well-Being","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe literary arts represent and provoke experiences of understanding and emotion, and this open access study examines how the practical pursuit of well-being in healthcare reveals purposes at the core of our engagements with and understanding of literature itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the past twenty years, much admirable work in the “health humanities” has focused upon what studies of literature contribute to the understandings and the practical work—the “worldly work”—of healthcare. Such a project aims at developing healthcare practitioners who bring greater care to those who come to them ailing or in fear or faced with terrible suffering. \u003ci\u003eLiterary Studies and Well-Being\u003c\/i\u003e turns this inside out by examining the intergenerational caretaking of healthcare in a manner which allows us to comprehend the nature and discipline of literary studies in new ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by The University of Oklahoma.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596768362732,"sku":"9781350335677","price":109.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/ca72c111813dd48cad7767d29124c9db.jpg?v=1777956157"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ronald-schleifer.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}