Epidemics That Unveil and Accelerate Love: Rebirth via Disease in W. Somerset Maugham's The Painted Veil.
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| Title: | Epidemics That Unveil and Accelerate Love: Rebirth via Disease in W. Somerset Maugham's The Painted Veil. |
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| Authors: | Chang, Hawk (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Medical Humanities. Dec2025, Vol. 46 Issue 4, p625-635. 11p. |
| Subjects: | Epidemics, COVID-19, Literature, Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965, Intimacy (Psychology), Social interaction, Quarantine |
| Abstract: | The outbreak and impact of COVID-19 alert humans to the fragility of life and interpersonal bonds. The pandemic and its aftermath bring us not only disease and death but fear and suspicion. Enforced lockdown, quarantine, and isolation worldwide hampered and slowed down human interaction. However, epidemics also prompt us to rediscover valuable qualities inherent in our everyday lives despite the many problems. The retrieval of love in Maugham's The Painted Veil (1925) is a case in point. By reading Maugham's The Painted Veil via the lens of epidemics and their impact on humanity, this paper discusses how disease can precipitate rather than impede human interaction. The discussion will help shed light on the meanings and implications of love during and after epidemics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The outbreak and impact of COVID-19 alert humans to the fragility of life and interpersonal bonds. The pandemic and its aftermath bring us not only disease and death but fear and suspicion. Enforced lockdown, quarantine, and isolation worldwide hampered and slowed down human interaction. However, epidemics also prompt us to rediscover valuable qualities inherent in our everyday lives despite the many problems. The retrieval of love in Maugham's The Painted Veil (1925) is a case in point. By reading Maugham's The Painted Veil via the lens of epidemics and their impact on humanity, this paper discusses how disease can precipitate rather than impede human interaction. The discussion will help shed light on the meanings and implications of love during and after epidemics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 10413545 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10912-024-09920-7 |
