The Routledge Introduction to Canadian Literature and Illness

The Routledge Introduction to Canadian Literature and Illness considers the key literary and historical frameworks for reading stories about sickness.

Jessica Duffin Wolfe is Professor of Media, Creative Arts, and Design at Humber College. She holds a PhD in English, Book History and Print Culture from the University of Toronto.

Introduction: Narrative Uses of Illness in Canada Chapter One: Prevailing Disorder: Epidemics and Infectious Diseases Chapter Two: Disastrous Injury and the Recuperation of History in Postmodern Novels Chapter Three: Mental Affliction, Autobiography, and the Literary History of Assisted Death Chapter Four: Reproductive Trouble: Maternal Health and Houses in Iconic Fiction Chapter Five: Decolonization as Cure: Hospitals, Illness, and Healing in Contemporary Indigenous Novels Conclusion: Illness as Genre