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The poetics of spice : romantic consumerism and the exotic, Timothy Morton

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"This book considers the literary and cultural significance of spice, and the spice trade, in Romantic literature, shedding new light on the impact of consumerism and capitalist ideology on writers of the period. Timothy Morton demonstrates how the emerging consumer culture was characterised by an ornate, figuratively rich mode of representation which he describes as 'the poetics of spice'. This is the focal point for a probing analysis that addresses a host of related themes - exoticism, orientalism, colonialism, the slave trade, race and gender issues, and, above all, capitalism. Employing a mixture of Marxist, desconstructive and psychoanalytic theory, Morton explores how capitalist ideology was inscribed in the very materials of consumption. The book takes a wide historical perspective, surveying a range of literary, political, medical, travel, trade and philosophical texts and includes new readings of Milton, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Charlotte Smith and Southey among many others."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xiii, 282 pages
Contents
  • Acknowledgements-- Introduction-- 1. The confection of spice: historical and theoretical considerations-- 2. Trade winds-- 3. Place settings-- 4. Blood sugar-- 5. Sound and scents: further investigations of space-- Notes-- Bibliography-- Index
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9780521771467
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The poetics of spice : romantic consumerism and the exotic
Title
The poetics of spice
Title remainder
romantic consumerism and the exotic
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Timothy Morton
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Language
eng
Summary
"This book considers the literary and cultural significance of spice, and the spice trade, in Romantic literature, shedding new light on the impact of consumerism and capitalist ideology on writers of the period. Timothy Morton demonstrates how the emerging consumer culture was characterised by an ornate, figuratively rich mode of representation which he describes as 'the poetics of spice'. This is the focal point for a probing analysis that addresses a host of related themes - exoticism, orientalism, colonialism, the slave trade, race and gender issues, and, above all, capitalism. Employing a mixture of Marxist, desconstructive and psychoanalytic theory, Morton explores how capitalist ideology was inscribed in the very materials of consumption. The book takes a wide historical perspective, surveying a range of literary, political, medical, travel, trade and philosophical texts and includes new readings of Milton, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Charlotte Smith and Southey among many others."--Jacket
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1968-
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Morton, Timothy
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
PR408.S665
LC item number
M67 2000
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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  • English literature
  • Spice trade in literature
  • Capitalism and literature
  • English literature
  • Consumption (Economics) in literature
  • Romanticism
  • East and West in literature
  • Exoticism in literature
  • Littérature anglaise
  • Épices
  • Capitalisme et littérature
  • Littérature anglaise
  • Consommation (Économie politique) dans la littérature
  • Romantisme
  • Orient et Occident dans la littérature
  • Exotisme dans la littérature
  • Orient dans la littérature
  • Capitalism and literature
  • Consumption (Economics) in literature
  • East and West in literature
  • English literature
  • English literature
  • Exoticism in literature
  • Literature
  • Romanticism
  • Spice trade in literature
  • Englisch
  • Exotismus
  • Gewürz (Motiv)
  • Gewürz
  • Gewürzhandel (Motiv)
  • Gewürzhandel
  • Literatur
  • Gewürzhandel
  • Englische Literatur
  • Kapitalismus
  • Englische Literatur
  • Englische Literatur
  • Capitalism and literature
  • Romanticism
  • Orientalism
  • Exotism in literature
  • English literature
  • Gewürzhandel
  • Literatur
  • Romantik
  • Gewürz <Motiv>
  • Orient
  • Asia
  • Great Britain
  • Englisch
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The poetics of spice : romantic consumerism and the exotic, Timothy Morton
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-272) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Acknowledgements-- Introduction-- 1. The confection of spice: historical and theoretical considerations-- 2. Trade winds-- 3. Place settings-- 4. Blood sugar-- 5. Sound and scents: further investigations of space-- Notes-- Bibliography-- Index
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xiii, 282 pages
Isbn
9780521771467
Lccn
99087472
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)43207445
  • (OCoLC)ocm43207445
Label
The poetics of spice : romantic consumerism and the exotic, Timothy Morton
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-272) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Acknowledgements-- Introduction-- 1. The confection of spice: historical and theoretical considerations-- 2. Trade winds-- 3. Place settings-- 4. Blood sugar-- 5. Sound and scents: further investigations of space-- Notes-- Bibliography-- Index
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xiii, 282 pages
Isbn
9780521771467
Lccn
99087472
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)43207445
  • (OCoLC)ocm43207445

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