Romanticism, Medicine and the Natural Supernatural

Romanticism, Medicine and the Natural Supernatural
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9781137284310
ISBN-13 : 1137284315
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Book Synopsis Romanticism, Medicine and the Natural Supernatural by : Gavin Budge

Download or read book Romanticism, Medicine and the Natural Supernatural written by Gavin Budge and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating interdisciplinary study examines the relationship between literary interest in visionary kinds of experience and medical ideas about hallucination and the nerves in the first half of the nineteenth century, focusing on canonical Romantic authors, the work of women writers influenced by Romanticism, and visual culture.

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