The Poetics of Spice: Romantic Consumerism and the Exotic by Timothy Morton

The following form allows users to conduct keyword searches of the entire book The Poetics of Spice: Romantic Consumerism and the Exotic, written by Timothy Morton and published by Cambridge University Press, 2000. Queries return a short excerpt for every occurrence of the queried word in the text. This search function is provided by Cambridge University Press as a courtesy to its readers. It is designed to serve as a tool for scholars currently working with the text and to help prospective readers familiarize themselves with the contents of the text. Users can also read and search the complete text of the book's first chapter, "The Confection of Spice: Historical and Theoretical Considerations," by clicking here.

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