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

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Ronald Schleifer, Ph.D (University of Oklahoma, USA)

Literary Studies and Well-Being

Structures of Experience in the Worldly Work of Literature and Healthcare

Ronald Schleifer, Ph.D (University of Oklahoma, USA)

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Bloomsbury Academic
09 February 2023

Literary theory; Philosophy of science; History of science

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.

By: Ronald Schleifer Ph.D (University of Oklahoma USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781350335677
ISBN 10: 1350335673
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 09 February 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

Reviews for Literary Studies and Well-Being: Structures of Experience in the Worldly Work of Literature and Healthcare

This book is a beautiful discussion of what it means to have lived experiences, how humans use these events to understand the narrative that is their life, and how literature can influence the definition of wellness in our modern society. I would encourage anyone interested in living well or helping others to do so to pick up this book and take the chance to expand their knowledge, deepen their experience, and start a conversation about well-being. * World Literature Today *