Bodies and Things in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture

Bodies and Things in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 9781137283658
ISBN-13 : 1137283653
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Book Synopsis Bodies and Things in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture by : K. Boehm

Download or read book Bodies and Things in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture written by K. Boehm and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-18 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides fresh perspectives on the object world, embodied experience and materiality in nineteenth-century literature and culture. Contributors explore canonical works by Austen, Brontë, Dickens and James, alongside less-familiar texts and a range of objects including nineteenth-century automata, scrapbooks, museum exhibits and antiques.


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