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A Brief Literary History of DisabilityAuthor(s): Fuson Wang\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032155074, 978-1032155074\nSynopsis\nA Brief Literary History of Disability is a convenient, lucid, and accessible entry point into the rapidly evolving conversation around disability in literary studies. The book follows a chronological structure and each chapter pairs a well-known literary text with a foundational disability theorist in order to develop a simultaneous understanding of literary history and disability theory. The book as a whole, and each chapter, addresses three key questions:\n\nWhy do we even need a literary history of disability?\nWhat counts as the literature of disability?\nShould we even talk about a literary aesthetic of disability?\n\nThis book is the ideal starting point for anyone wanting to add some disability studies to their literature teaching in any period, and for any students approachin.