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Irish Studies Review Volume 31, 2023 - Issue 3: The rise of the phoenix: restoration and renaissance in contemporary Irish writing; Guest editors: Eoghan Smith and Simon Workman
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Research Article

“The sick body has its own narrative impulse”: contemporary Irish illness narratives and institutions of care

Bridget EnglishDepartment of English, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 379-390 | Published online: 25 Jul 2023

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