Silver, Anna Krugovoy.

Victorian literature and the anorexic body [[Book] /] Anna Krugovoy Silver. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002. - 220 p. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture ; 36 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-216) and index.

0521025516


English literature--History and criticism.--19th century.
Anorexia nervosa in literature.
Women and literature--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Eating disorders in literature.
Human body in literature.
Body image in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Appetite in literature.
Hunger in literature.
Women in literature.

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