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The science of starving in Victorian literature, medicine, and political economy /

Studying works by Charles Kingsley, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Charles Dickens, this volume illustrates how the Victorians used medicine and literature to develop a new way of thinking about starvation and the State.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mangham, Andrew, 1979- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Hunger in literature > 19th century.
Literature and medicine > 19th century.
Medicine in literature > 19th century.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Starvation > 19th century.
Faim dans la littérature > 19e siècle.
Littérature et médecine > 19e siècle.
Médecine dans la littérature > 19e siècle.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Inanition > 19e siècle.
19th Century.
Modern.
History.
MEDICAL.
Poverty & Homelessness.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
English literature
Hunger in literature
Literature and medicine
Medicine in literature
Starvation
1800-1899
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Studying works by Charles Kingsley, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Charles Dickens, this volume illustrates how the Victorians used medicine and literature to develop a new way of thinking about starvation and the State.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 213 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192590275
0192590278
9780192590268
019259026X