Politics of anxiety in nineteenth-century american literature, the
Auteur :
Murison, Justine S.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107694149
Date de publication :
19 déc. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
310 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
New scientific discoveries about the nerves inspired writers like Hawthorne and Beecher Stowe to re-imagine the role of the self amidst political, social and religious tumults, including debates about slavery and the revivals of the Second Great Awakening. Murison explains the impact of neurological medicine on nineteenth-century literature and culture.