Poetization of Illness

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This book draws on historical sources and current research findings, skillfully integrating theory and text analysis. Through the examination of specific works, it discusses the aesthetic construction and conceptual transformation of discourses on illness. The book closely links historical contexts and arrives at compelling conclusions through astute analysis and interpretation of the texts, offering significant academic value. The writing is lively yet precise, demonstrating a solid methodological foundation, a broad theoretical perspective, and the author's ability to grasp complex subjects.

Liu Dongyao, born in 1987, completed her Ph.D. at Beijing Foreign Studies University in 2017, obtaining a doctoral degree in German Studies. During her studies, she was supported by the China Scholarship Council and completed a joint Ph.D. program at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. She is currently an associate professor at the University of Science and Technology Beijing. Her main research areas include German-language literature of the twentieth century as well as body and disease theories.

This book draws on historical sources and current research findings, skillfully integrating theory and text analysis. Through the examination of specific works, it discusses the aesthetic construction and conceptual transformation of discourses on illness. The book closely links historical contexts and arrives at compelling conclusions through astute analysis and interpretation of the texts, offering significant academic value. The writing is lively yet precise, demonstrating a solid methodological foundation, a broad theoretical perspective, and the author's ability to grasp complex subjects.

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Dongyao Liu

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