Shock, Memory and the Unconscious in Victorian Fiction

Jill L. (University of Toronto) Matus

Cambridge University Press, 2009

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In this text, Jill Matus goes beyond existing studies of the history of trauma to argue that both Victorian psychology and the novel were significant antecedents of twentieth-century trauma theory. In particular, the Victorian novel was instrumental in shaping the idea of the haunted, possessed and traumatized subject.

ISBN-13
9780521760249
ISBN-10
0521760240
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
Publication date
2009-09-10
Pages
264
Dimensions
233x155x24
Weight
548