Gross Anatomies: Fictions of the Physical in American Literature

This title focuses on American literary texts from the nineteenth and early twentieth century in which anatomical mutilation is prominent. Pieces examined include The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Case of George Dedlow, and A Cool Million as well as short fiction from Crane, Hemingway, and O'Connor; studies discuss the rendering of the body in Civil War texts, the anatomy of the socioeconomic body, and embodying anatomical mutilation. Distributed by Associated University Presses. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)