The Flesh Made Word: Female Figures and Women's Bodies.

New York, NY Oxford University Press, 1987.. Hardcover First Edition (1987), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, in accordance with Oxford University Press's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1987), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, in accordance with Oxford University Press's customary practice at the time of publication. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text.. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no discernible imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ is flawless; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.65 x 5.8 x 0.85 inches). 179 pages. Extensive Notes, Bibliography, Index. Language: English. Weight: 15.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Michie, who was awared a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1997, argues that the body of the fictional Victorian heroine is the "locus of representation and textuality" for feminist readers. She examines these fictional bodies in relation to food, hunger, work, and prostitution and considers general problems of heroine description in an era which mandated that most of a woman's body should be "erased" from a text. The final chapter concludes that contemporary feminist poets who seek to present women's bodies "unmediated" by male desire often trap themselves in mirror images of what they seek to avoid. The book abounds in fresh insights. Recommended.