Embodied Selves

An Anthology of Psychological Texts, 1830-1890

• Author(s): Jenny Taylor, Jenny Bourne Taylor, Sally Shuttleworth,
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Pages: 430
• ISBN_10: 0198710410
  ISBN_13: 9780198710417
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General , Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh , Medical / Psychiatry / General , Psychology / History , Science / Life Sciences / Botany ,

Description:... 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. Embodies Selves will be of interest to both specialist and non-specialist audiences in the areas of cultural, literary, historical, and gender studies.