Making a Man Gentlemanly Appetites in the Nineteenth Century British Novel |
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| Author:
| Hyman, Gwen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8214-1854-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2009 |
| Publisher: | Ohio University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Gruel and truffles, wine and gin, opium and cocaine. Making a Man addresses consumption of food, drink, and drugs in the conspicuously consuming nineteenth century in order to explore the question of what, in fact, makes a man in novels of the period.
Gruel and truffles, wine and gin, opium and cocaine. Making a Man addresses consumption of food, drink, and drugs in the conspicuously consuming nineteenth century in order to explore the question of what, in fact, makes a man in novels of the period.