| Filth: Dirt, Digust, and Modern Life Subjects: English literature -- England -- London -- History and criticism; French literature -- France -- Paris -- History and criticism; English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century; Fren; This book explores the question of what filth has to do with culture: what critical role the lost, the rejected, the abject, and the dirty play in social management and identity formation. |