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Oral fantasies have many functions in "The Time Machine." The reasons the book is so powerful are examined by looking at the interplay of ideology with its symbolic distortions.

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Subject
Symbolism;
Literary criticism;
British & Irish literature;
English literature
Literature indexing term
People
Wells, H G (1866-1946)
Identifier / keyword
Time travel; Ideology; Eating; Fantasy; Well; Time
Title
Eat or Be Eaten: H. G. Wells's Time Machine
Author
Hume, Kathryn
Publication title
Philological Quarterly; Iowa City
Volume
69
Issue
2
Pages
233
Number of pages
0
Publication year
1990
Publication date
Spring 1990
Publisher
University of Iowa, Philological Quarterly
Place of publication
Iowa City
Country of publication
United States
Publication subject
Bibliographies, Linguistics, Classical Studies, Literature
ISSN
00317977
e-ISSN
21695342
CODEN
PHIQAW
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
Document type
Journal Article
Accession number
00721671
ProQuest document ID
211109016
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/eat-be-eaten-h-g-wellss-time-machine/docview/211109016/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
Copyright University of Iowa Spring 1990
Last updated
2025-09-05
Database
ProQuest One Academic