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Hist Cienc Saude Manguinhos. 1999;6(3):523-50.
In a sketch of the life history of poet Manuel Bandeira (1886-1968) from the moment his tuberculosis was diagnosed, the article analyzes the various phases Bandeira went through in his experience with the illness. Knowing that one is afflicted with a serious disease impels efforts to preserve one's identity, to adjust to living with the disease, and to mobilize resources to fight it. Living with the progression of a disease in fact prompts the afflicted individual to undertake a systematic reconstruction of his or her identity. As the article shows, poetry was the instrument Bandeira used to reshape his own self-image.
在一篇从诗人曼努埃尔·班代拉（1886 - 1968）被诊断出患有肺结核那一刻起对其人生经历的简述中，文章分析了班代拉在患病过程中所经历的各个阶段。知道自己身患重病会促使人们努力保持自我认同，适应与疾病共存，并调动资源与之抗争。事实上，随着疾病的发展，患者会促使自己对自我认同进行系统性重构。正如文章所示，诗歌是班代拉用来重塑自我形象的工具。
