Living on the Moon: Persona, Identity, and Metaphor in Paul Monette's "Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir.".

Johnson, Deryl B.

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ERIC Number: EJ515818

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Publication Date: 1995

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Living on the Moon: Persona, Identity, and Metaphor in Paul Monette's "Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir."

Johnson, Deryl B.

Journal of Poetry Therapy, v9 n1 p3-11 Fall 1995

Explores the representation of AIDS in culture through narrative structure by focusing on the critically acclaimed autobiography "Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir" by Paul Monette. Examines how poesies and healing represent illness and reflects upon the negotiation between identity and dominant cultural images associated with AIDS. (PA)

Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Autobiographies, Cultural Context, Cultural Images, Literature Appreciation, Metaphors

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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