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Shared Experience – Shared Consolation? Fictional Perspective-Taking and Existential Stances in Literature
(LIR. journal, 2015)This paper suggests some ways in which the concerns of existential psychotherapy may be combined with the practice of poetry therapy. It emphasizes the capacity of literature for inducing perspective-taking, i.e. the ... -
The Consolation of Pirandello’s Green Blanket and an Autistic Theology
(LIR. journal, 2015)Luigi Pirandello’s 1926 novel One, No One and One Hundred Thousand depicts its protagonist Vitangelo Moscarda as a troubled, introspective searcher for reality. Moscarda finds ultimate salvation though a mystical ... -
The Consolation of Things: Domestic Objects in H.D.’s Writing from the Second World War
(LIR. journal, 2015)This paper analyses the spiritual consolation of domestic objects – Christmas decorations, food, flowers – in the writing of the American writer H.D. The paper asks how H.D.’s engagement with crafting material things ... -
Assessment and management of respiratory tract infections in primary care
Background: Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are common causes of primary care visits and range from benign to life-threatening. Avoiding the overuse of antibiotics, which can lead to antimicrobial resistance, necessitates ... -
A Quantum of Solace and Heap of Doubt
(LIR. journal, 2015)The article examines two lines of reasoning for consolation on the basis of a religious belief about life after death. The first line departs from the presumed consoling power of such a belief (summarized in the ...