The good body : normalizing visions in nineteenth-century American literature and culture, 1836-1867 /

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The Good Body: Normalizing Visions in Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture, 1836–1867 examines literary and cultural representations of so-called “normal” and “abnormal” bodies in the antebellum and Civil War-era United States and the ways in which these representations operated as a m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Etter, William M. (William Matthew) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2010
Temas:
1800-1899
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Human body in literature.
Popular culture > United States > History > 19th century.
Human body in popular culture.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Corps humain dans la culture populaire.
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900.
Interdisciplinary studies.
Literature & literary studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
American literature
Human body in literature
Human body in popular culture
Popular culture
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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