A Cultural History of Disability in the Long Eighteenth Century [4] 1350028916, 9781350028913

Eighteenth-century philosopher Edmund Burke wrote, ‘deformity is opposed, not to beauty, but to the complete, common for

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Table of contents :
LIST OF FIGURES
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
SERIES PREFACE
Introduction / D. Christopher Gabbard and Susannah B. Mintz
1. Atypical Bodies: Difference and Assertion / Sara van den Berg
2. Mobility Impairment: Experiences of “Lameness” in Eighteenth-century England / David M. Turner
3. Chronic Pain and Illness: Enlightenment and Romantic Responses / Isabella Cooper
4. Blindness: Conversations with the Blind, or “Aren’t You Surprised I Can Speak?” / Kate E. Tunstall
5. Deafness: Language and Personhood in the Enlightenment / Kristin Lindgren
6. Speech: The Sound of Disability / Dwight Codr and Jared S. Richman
7. Learning Difficulties: Intellectual Disability in the Long Eighteenth Century / Simon Jarrett and C. F. Goodey
8. Mental Health Issues: Listening for Ghosts: Mad People in the Eighteenth Century / Allison P. Hobgood
NOTES
REFERENCES
INDEX

A Cultural History of Disability in the Long Eighteenth Century [4]
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