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Out of His Mind: Masculinity and mental illness in Victorian Britain - Couverture rigide

Milne-Smith, Amy

 
9781526155030: Out of His Mind: Masculinity and mental illness in Victorian Britain
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1526155036 ISBN 13 : 9781526155030
Editeur : Manchester University Press, 2022

Synopsis

Out of His Mind interrogates how Victorians made sense of the madman as both a social reality and a cultural representation. Even at the height of enthusiasm for the curative powers of nineteenth-century psychiatry, to be certified as a lunatic meant a loss of one's freedom and in many ways one's identify. Because men had the most power and authority in Victorian Britain, this also meant they had the most to lose. The madman was often a marginal figure, confined in private homes, hospitals, and asylums. Yet as a cultural phenomenon he loomed large, tapping into broader social anxieties about respectability, masculine self-control, and fears of degeneration. Using a wealth of case notes, press accounts, literature, medical and government reports, this text provides a rich window into public understandings and personal experiences of men's insanity.

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À propos de l'auteur

Amy Milne-Smith is Professor of History at Wilfrid Laurier University

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Éditeur
Manchester University Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1526155036
ISBN 13 
9781526155030
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
328
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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