Monstrosities
bodies and British romanticism
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Author
Publication
2003 - University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Language
English
Word Count
56,000 words, Guess
Page Count
224 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3674118M
- ISBN-100816639795
- OCLC Control Number52047438
- Library of Congress Control Number2003007994
- Goodreads3910867
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- LibraryThing3903333
Classifications
- DDC820.9/35
- LCCPR448.A25 Y68 2003
Description
Paul Youngquist reveals the cultural politics of embodiment in Britain in the late 18th & early 19th centuries. Drawing on the histories of medicine, economics, liberalism & nationalism, his work shows that bodies are not simply born, but rather built bycultural practices directed toward particular social ends.
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