Literary Studies and Well-Being

Name: Literary Studies and Well-Being
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SKU: 9781350335677
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Structures of Experience in the Worldly Work of Literature and Healthcare

By Ronald Schleifer

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Summary

Literary Studies and Well-Being explores the intersection between literature and healthcare, revealing how the pursuit of well-being in medical practice sheds new light on the purpose and discipline of literary studies. The book investigates the intergenerational caretaking in healthcare, offering fresh insights into how literature represents and provokes human understanding and emotion. By examining the practical work healthcare practitioners do, it opens a dialogue that enriches both fields and deepens our grasp of how literature influences experiences of wellness.
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Ideal for readers interested in the intersection of arts and healthcare, healthcare practitioners seeking humanistic perspectives, literary scholars exploring practical impacts of literature, and anyone engaged in well-being or medical humanities research.

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The 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.

During 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. Literary Studies and Well-Being 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.

The 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.

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Literary Studies and Well-Being is praised for its true interdisciplinary approach, maintaining a balanced dialogue between literary studies and healthcare. Critics highlight the author's extensive experience with medical students and healthcare professionals, enhancing the book's relevance. The work is described as a beautiful reflection on lived experiences and the narrative nature of life, encouraging readers interested in well-being to expand their understanding and engage in thoughtful conversations. It is regarded as a fascinating, openly accessible contribution to the medical and health humanities.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350335677

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 December 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 360g

Pages: 280

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference Non-Fiction Ronald Schleifer

About the Author

Ronald Schleifer is is George Lynn Cross Research Professor at the University of Oklahoma, USA and Adjunct Professor in Medicine.