Passion and pathology in victorian fiction
Auteur :
Wood, Jane
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198187608
Date de publication :
12 juil. 2001
Dimensions :
22,3 x 14,4 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
399 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Nervous illness, and the study of how body and mind connected, were of intense interest to Victorian medical writers and novelists alike. Offering important new readings of major and less well-known fiction as well as insightful analyses of medical writing, this book extends our understanding of the cultural roles of literature and science.