The Cambridge Companion to the Body in Literature (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107644397)

This Companion offers the first systematic analysis of the representation of the body in literature. It historicizes embodiment by charting our evolving understanding of the body from the Middle Ages to the present day, and addresses such questions as sensory perception, technology, language and affect; maternal bodies, disability and the representation of ageing; eating and obesity, pain, death and dying; and racialized and posthuman bodies. This Companion also considers science and its construction of the body through disciplines such as obstetrics, sexology and neurology. Leading scholars in the field devote special attention to poetry, prose, drama and film, and chart a variety of theoretical understandings of the body.

Author: David Hillman
ISBN-10: 1107644399
ISBN-13: 9781107644397
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/19/2015
Pages: 294
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2016