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Aesthetic Hysteria

- The Great Neurosis in Victorian Melodrama and Contemporary Fiction

About Aesthetic Hysteria

A deconstructive psychoanalytic study of hysteria, using literary texts to foreground a telling encounter between two growing discourses within English studies: that of emotion/affect and trauma studies. This text brings together academic foci - history of medicine, aesthetic theory, speech act theory, feminism, and gender and performance studies.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780415981408
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 140
  • Published:
  • July 16, 2007
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x14 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 340 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 12, 2024

Description of Aesthetic Hysteria

A deconstructive psychoanalytic study of hysteria, using literary texts to foreground a telling encounter between two growing discourses within English studies: that of emotion/affect and trauma studies. This text brings together academic foci - history of medicine, aesthetic theory, speech act theory, feminism, and gender and performance studies.

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