cover image Illness as Metaphor

Illness as Metaphor

Sontag, Susan Sontag. Anchor Books, $12.95 (192pp) ISBN 978-0-385-26705-2

``In Illness as Metaphor , Sontag argues that the myths and metaphors surrounding disease can kill by instilling shame and guilt in the sick, thus delaying them from seeking treatment,'' wrote PW. She sees, and discusses provocatively, a similar process at work in the case of AIDS. (Jan.)