Cannibalism in literature

This article is about representations of cannibalism in literary works created before World War I. For newer works, see Cannibalism in popular culture.

Cannibalism is depicted in literary and other imaginative works across history.[1][2] Homer's Odyssey, Beowulf, Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, Flaubert's Salammbo, Conrad's Heart of Darkness, and Melville's Moby Dick are prominent examples.[2]

  1. ^ Blurton, Heather (2007). Cannibalism in high medieval English literature. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4039-7443-3. OCLC 123798600.
  2. ^ a b Rawson, Claude (24 January 1985). "Eating people". London Review of Books. Vol. 07, no. 1. ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved 8 April 2022.