The Limits of the Human

Felicity Nussbaum Examines Literary And Cultural Representations Of Human Difference In England And Its Empire During The Eighteenth Century. Focusing Especially On Women''S Writing Nussbaum Analyzes It From The Restoration To Abolition By Considering A Range Of Anomalies (Defects Disease And Disability) As They Intermingle With Ideas Of Femininity Masculinity And Race To Define Normalcy. Incorporating Writings By Burney Johnson Sterne Equiano And Others She Covers A Range Of Disabilities Altered By Emerging Concepts Of Racial Femininity And Masculinity.