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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Weitere Titel:
Oxford modern languages and literature monographs
1. Verfasser:
Richards, Anna
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Zusammenfassung:
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.
Umfang:
1 online resource (224 p.).
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Schlagworte:
Anorexia Nervosa.
Authorship.
History, 19th Century.
Medicine in Literature.
Women.
History, 18th Century.
Feeding and Eating Disorders.
Literature.
History, Modern 1601-
Writing.
Persons.
Humanities.
History.
Mental Disorders.
Language Arts.
Psychology.
Language.
Communication.
Information Science.
Germanic Literature
Languages & Literatures
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