Moss, Sarah

Spilling the Beans

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ISBN 13:
9780719086441
author:
Moss, Sarah
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Manchester University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2011
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
21.59 x 13.97 x 1.14 centimetres
Genre:
Fiction & Literature, General, Nonfiction,
Condition:
New
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Description

Exploring the complex relationships between food, sex, and consumption in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century women's fiction, Sarah Moss examines how these themes are represented in novels and conduct books from this period.

The study of food in literature challenges established critical positions by highlighting its role as both a libidinal pleasure and a commodity that brings the body and marketplace together. This book offers close readings of key texts, including works by Frances Burney, Mary Wollstonecraft, Maria Edgeworth, and Susan Ferrier.

Of interest to scholars and students of eighteenth and nineteenth century literature, women's studies, and material culture, this book provides a nuanced understanding of the ways in which food is used to represent social, economic, and intellectual productivity and consumption.

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