Contested Spaces: The Heterotopias of the Victorian Sickroom

Both the invalid and the sickroom pervade the writings of the Victorian period, particularly in fiction, medical guidebooks, and autobiographies. The sickroom is a space that separates the invalid from the healthy space of the house and defines the invalid body as other. However, as a space that is...

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Main Author: Amanda Caleb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Humanities
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/8/2/80