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The Brontës and Tuberculosis Immunity
Brontë Studies Pub Date : 2021-03-26 , DOI: 10.1080/14748932.2021.1875635
Emma I. Langan

Tuberculosis killed five of the Brontë siblings, and yet neither Patrick nor Charlotte Brontë succumbed to it. Was this simply a matter of luck, or had Charlotte and her father developed immunity to the infectious, and frequently fatal, disease? By examining their lives and backgrounds we will determine whether tuberculosis immunity is likely to be the reason that Patrick and Charlotte Brontë escaped the consumption which decimated their family. We will also examine the portrayal of tuberculosis within the Brontë writing and see how this compared to their real life experiences. It will also be seen that whilst the threat of tuberculosis was central to the Brontë story in the nineteenth century, it also contains similarities to the Covid-19 threat which is transforming the world today.



中文翻译:

布朗氏菌和肺结核的免疫力

结核病杀死了五个勃朗特兄弟姐妹,但帕特里克和夏洛特勃朗特都不屈服。这仅仅是运气问题,还是夏洛特和她的父亲对传染性疾病(通常是致命性疾病)产生了免疫力?通过检查他们的生活和背景,我们将确定结核病免疫力是否可能是帕特里克(Patrick)和夏洛特·布伦特(CharlotteBrontë)逃脱了导致家人丧生的消费的原因。我们还将研究Brontë著作中结核病的描述,并与实际生活进行比较。还将看到,尽管结核病的威胁是19世纪布隆特故事的中心,但它也与正在改变当今世界的Covid-19威胁相似。

更新日期:2021-03-27
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