Embodied Selves: An Anthology of Psychological Texts 1830-1890

by Jenny Bourne Taylor (Editor), Sally Shuttleworth (Editor)

This anthology of primary materials will help redraw our understanding of the complexity and range of Victorian psychological thought. Areas covered 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. Embodied Selves will be of interest to both specialist and non-specialist audiences in the areas of cultural, literary, historical, and gender studies.

Genres: Psychology

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First published May 28, 1998