Dangerous bodies : historicising the gothic corporeal

Dangerous bodies : historicising the gothic corporeal /

Through an investigation of the body and its oppression by the church, the medical profession and the state, 'Dangerous Bodies' reveals the actual horrors lying beneath fictional horror in settings as diverse as the monastic community, slave plantation, operating theatre, Jewish ghetto and...

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Main Author: Mulvey Roberts, Marie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016
Series:Manchester Gothic (Manchester, England)
Subjects:
Human body in literature > History and criticism.
Gothic fiction (Literary genre) > Social aspects.
Gothic fiction (Literary genre) > Psychology.
Analogy in literature > Social aspects.
Horror tales, English > History and criticism.
Medicine in literature.
Medicine in Literature
Human Body
Body Image > psychology
Physical Appearance, Body
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