Monstrosities
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Paul Youngquist reveals the cultural politics of embodiment in Britain in the late 18th & early 19th centuries. Drawing on the histories of medicine, economics, liberalism & nationalism, his work shows that bodies are not simply born, but rather built bycultural practices directed toward particular social ends.
Abnormalities, Human, in literatureBody, Human, in literatureEnglish literatureHistory and criticismHuman AbnormalitiesRomanticismEnglish literature, history and criticism, 18th centuryAbnormalities, humanEnglish literature, history and criticism, 19th centuryRomanticism, great britainHuman body in literatureModern Literature