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The wasting heroine in German fiction by women 1770-1914
In this broad-ranging study of German fiction by women between 1770-1914, the author aims to add a new dimension to existing debates on the association of women and illness in literature. She constructs a history of women's self-starvation, eating behaviour and wasting diseases.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Series: | Oxford modern languages and literature monographs.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view full text |
| Summary: | In this broad-ranging study of German fiction by women between 1770-1914, the author aims to add a new dimension to existing debates on the association of women and illness in literature. She constructs a history of women's self-starvation, eating behaviour and wasting diseases. |
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| Item Description: | On-campus only: no User ID or password required |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191708398 (ebook) : |