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In this poignant and humorous work, Virginia Woolf observes that though illness is part of every
human being’s experience, it has never been the subject of literature—like the more acceptable
subjects of war and love. We cannot quote Shakespeare to describe a headache. We must, Woolf
says, invent language to describe pain. And though illness enhances our perceptions, she
observes that it reduces self-consciousness; it is "the great confessional." Woolf discusses the
cultural taboos associated with illness and explores how illness changes the way we read. Poems
clarify and astonish, Shakespeare exudes new brilliance, and so does melodramatic fiction!
On Being Ill was published as an individual volume by Hogarth Press in 1930. While other Woolf
essays, such as A Room of One’s Own and Three Guineas, were first published by Hogarth as
individual volumes and have since been widely available, On Being Ill has been overlooked. The
Paris Press edition features original cover art by Woolf’s sister, the painter Vanessa Bell. Hermione
Lee’s Introduction discusses this extraordinary work, and explores Woolf’s revelations about
poetry, language, and illness.
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