The Wounded Body: Remembering the Markings of Flesh

by Dennis Patrick Slattery

Book Overview

Explores the wounded body in literature from Homer to Toni Morrison, examining how it functions archetypally as both a cultural metaphor and a poetic image.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791443825
• ISBN13: 9780791443828
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"