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The social life of fluids blood, milk, and water in the Victorian novel

Title
The social life of fluids [electronic resource] : blood, milk, and water in the Victorian novel / Jules Law.
Author
Law, Jules David, 1957-
Publication
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2010.

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Description
1 online resource (xii, 204 p.)
Uniform Title
Social life of fluids (Online)
Alternative Title
Social life of fluids (Online)
Subject
  • Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Eliot, George, 1819-1880 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Moore, George, 1852-1933 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912
  • English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism
  • Body fluids in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-197) and index.
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Contents
Introduction : dark ecologies : A tale of two cities and "The cow with the iron tail" -- Disavowing milk : psychic disintegration and domestic reintegration in Dickens's Dombey and son -- A river runs through him : Our mutual friend and the embankment of the Thames -- Perilous reversals : fluid exchange in George Eliot's early works -- Merging with others : destiny and flow in Daniel Deronda -- Tempted by the milk of another : the fantasy of limited circulation in Esther Waters -- Ever-widening circulations : Dracula and the fear of management.
LCCN
2010022622
OCLC
ssj0000541374
Author
Law, Jules David, 1957-
Title
The social life of fluids [electronic resource] : blood, milk, and water in the Victorian novel / Jules Law.
Imprint
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2010.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-197) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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