Falling into Matter : Problems of Embodiment in English Fictions /

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"Falling into Matter examines the complex role of the body in the development of the English novel in the eighteenth century. Elizabeth R. Napier argues that despite an increasing emphasis on the need to present ideas in corporeal terms, early fiction writers continued to register spiritual and...

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Main Author: Napier, Elizabeth R., 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2012]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Mind and body in literature.
Human body in literature.
English fiction.
Body and soul in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Esprit et corps dans la litterature.
Corps humain dans la litterature.
Roman anglais > 18e siecle > Histoire et critique.
English fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Robinson Crusoe : discord
  • Gulliver's travels : shock
  • Clarissa : grace
  • Tom Jones : Cohesion
  • A simple story : dissipation
  • Frankenstein : dissociation.

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