Nerves and Narratives: A Cultural History of Hysteria in 19th-Century British Prose

by Peter Melville Logan

Book Overview

The British middle class of the early nineteenth century was defined by its nervous complaints--hysteria, hypochondria, vapours, melancholia, and other maladies. Peter Melville Logan explores the link... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520207750
• ISBN13: 9780520207752
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"