The Hunger Artists: Starving, Writing, and Imprisonment

Rating:
Summary: This is a truly fabulous piece of criticism.
Review: Ellmann's work is a must-read for anyone interested in anorexia in literature. As theory, it is remarkably readable, interesting, and compelling. Her reading of Richardson's Clarissa actually makes one want to read the longest novel in the English language, and her work on hunger strikers from various movements (focusing on Irish nationalists and suffragettes) is really fascinating. This book has changed the way I think about a lot of things.

Rating:
Summary: This is a truly fabulous piece of criticism.
Review: Ellmann's work is a must-read for anyone interested in anorexia in literature. As theory, it is remarkably readable, interesting, and compelling. Her reading of Richardson's Clarissa actually makes one want to read the longest novel in the English language, and her work on hunger strikers from various movements (focusing on Irish nationalists and suffragettes) is really fascinating. This book has changed the way I think about a lot of things.