How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

by Thomas C. Foster

So these two, despite their widespread occurrence, were never A-list diseases.

So what I'm getting at is that a disease like syphilis isn't great to incorporate in literature because of its implications and symptons? Wouldn't that make an interesting and realistic subject to write about though? Or does it come down to personal preference and the author's individual style?