The Victorian Variety Show

Tuberculosis as a Victorian-Era Aesthetic


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We may (rightly) think of tuberculosis as a deadly disease, but many people saw it as much more during the 19th century. After a brief discussion of the disease itself, I explore ways in which TB was woven into Victorian-Era art and culture.
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References
Brontë, Charlotte. Jane Eyre: An Autobiography. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1260/1260-h/1260-h.htm
Clarke, Imogen. “Tuberculosis: A Fashionable Disease?” https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/tuberculosis-a-fashionable-disease/
Crowell, Rachel. “How Tuberculosis Made Edgar Allan Poe Famous.” https://www.rewire.org/edgar-allan-poe/
Dickens, Charles. Nicholas Nickleby (Chapter 49). http://www.online-literature.com/dickens/nickleby/51/
Draper, Matthew. “The Tuberculosis Epidemic.” https://www.familyhistory.co.uk/the-tuberculosis-epidemic/
Ferro, Shaunacy. “The Anti-Spitting Campaigns Designed to Stop the Spread of Tuberculosis.” https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/561579/tuberculosis-anti-spitting-campaigns
Knapp, Mary Frances. “‘Death in the Sick Room’ by Edvard Munch.” https://blog.sevenponds.com/soulful-expressions/death-in-the-sick-room-by-edvard-munch.
Mullin, Emily. “How Tuberculosis Shaped Victorian Fashion.” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-tuberculosis-shaped-victorian-fashion-180959029/
Ogden, Philippa. “Romanticizing Death: Art in the Age of Tuberculosis.” https://www.thecollector.com/tuberculosis-art/
Smith, Lauren. “Then vs. Now: What Happened to Consumption?” https://www.healthination.com/health/infections/then-vs-now-consumption/
Trista. “Tuberculosis Became the Victorian Standard of Beauty.” https://historycollection.com/tuberculosis-became-the-victorian-standard-of-beauty/
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