The Politics of Anxiety in Nineteenth-Century American Literature

Released on by Justine S. Murison
preview-18

  • The Politics of Anxiety in Nineteenth-Century American Literature Book Detail

  • Author : Justine S. Murison
  • Release Date : 2011-04-21
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Genre : Literary Criticism
  • Pages : 229
  • ISBN 13 : 1139497634
  • File Size : 52,52 MB
DOWNLOAD BOOK

The Politics of Anxiety in Nineteenth-Century American Literature by Justine S. Murison PDF Summary

Book Description: For much of the nineteenth century, the nervous system was a medical mystery, inspiring scientific studies and exciting great public interest. Because of this widespread fascination, the nerves came to explain the means by which mind and body related to each other. By the 1830s, the nervous system helped Americans express the consequences on the body, and for society, of major historical changes. Literary writers, including Nathaniel Hawthorne and Harriet Beecher Stowe, used the nerves as a metaphor to re-imagine the role of the self amidst political, social and religious tumults, including debates about slavery and the revivals of the Second Great Awakening. Representing the 'romance' of the nervous system and its cultural impact thoughtfully and, at times, critically, the fictional experiments of this century helped construct and explore a neurological vision of the body and mind. Murison explains the impact of neurological medicine on nineteenth-century literature and culture.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own The Politics of Anxiety in Nineteenth-Century American Literature books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

File Size : 50,50 MB
Total View : 8449 Views
DOWNLOAD

One of the most influential novels in all American literature, The Scarlet Letter is the captivating story of a Puritan woman who conceives a child through an a