Devouring the Gothic: food and the Gothic body

At the beginnings of the Gothic, in the eighteenth century, there was an anxiety or taboo surrounding consumption and appetite for the Gothic text itself and for the excessive and sensational themes that the Gothic discussed. The female body, becoming a commodity in society, was objectified within t...

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Main Author: Andrews, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2008
In:Year: 2008
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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