Passion and Pathology in Victorian Fiction

Jane (Lecturer in Victorian Literature, Lecturer in Victorian Literature, University of Leeds) Wood

Oxford University Press, 2001

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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.

ISBN-13
9780199247134
ISBN-10
0199247137
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2001
Publication date
2001-07-12
Pages
240
Dimensions
216x139x13
Weight
310