Being ‘excluded from the world of sound’: Deafness, Invalidism and Resilience in Harriet Martineau’s Writings (1834–1855)

Centred on the Victorian intellectual Harriet Martineau (1802-76), this paper will show how she lived her condition as a deaf person and an ‘invalid’. Detailed information about her memories of the ‘world of sound’—also the impact that deafness had on her life—can be found in her hybrid prose. Blend...

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Main Author: Manuela D’Amore
Format: article
Language:EN
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Published: Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/23d0ca3f8e6c48779bb2dd4b21b711ed
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