Embodied Selves: An Anthology of Psychological Texts 1830-1890
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This anthology of primary materials will help redraw our understanding of the complexity and range of Victorian psychological thought. Areas covered include: phrenology and mesmerism; theories of dreams, memory, and the unconscious; female and masculine sexuality; insanity and nervous
disorders; and theories of degeneration. Texts have been chosen from a wide variety of scientific, medical, and cultural sources to illustrate the social range of these debates. Embodied Selves will be of interest to both specialist and non-specialist audiences in the areas of cultural, literary,
historical, and gender studies.
disorders; and theories of degeneration. Texts have been chosen from a wide variety of scientific, medical, and cultural sources to illustrate the social range of these debates. Embodied Selves will be of interest to both specialist and non-specialist audiences in the areas of cultural, literary,
historical, and gender studies.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0198710429
ISBN13:9780198710424
Release Date:May 1998
Publisher:Clarendon Press
Length:456 Pages
Weight:1.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"
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