The Taboo

Cover Art for 9781604134445, The Taboo by Harold Bloom, Editor Blake Hobby, Sterling Professor of the Humanities Harold Bloom
ISBN: 9781604134445
Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
Published: 15 February, 2010
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Links Australian Libraries (Trove)

From a Polynesian word meaning 'prohibition', a taboo is a social more that should not be broken by society's participants, for doing so can mean punishment. This book discusses the role of the taboo in Howl, Lolita, Lord of the Flies, The Miller's Tale, and many more works.

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