The Portrayal of Breastfeeding in Literature

Analyses the depiction of breastfeeding in literature, what it tells us about how women are perceived in our society and how it matters.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Background on Breasts and Breastfeeding; 3. Children's Literature; 4. Literature for Adults; 5. Analysis of Differences; 6. Conclusion.

About the author

B.J. Woodstein is a Swedish-to-English translator, writer, editor, EDI consultant, lactation consultant and doula, as well as an honorary professor in literature and translation at the University of East Anglia in England.

Product details

• Authors: B J Woodstein, B. J. Woodstein, B.J. Woodstein
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.08.2024
• EAN: 9781839993091
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-309-1
• No. of pages: 166
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Scandinavian, LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's & Young Adult Literature, Comparative Literature, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Swedish, Children's & teenage literature studies, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general, power of literature