Neo-Victorian Madness Rediagnosing Nineteenth-Century Mental Illness in Literature and Other Media
Synopsis
Neo-Victorian Madness: Rediagnosing Nineteenth-Century Mental Illness in Literature and Other Media investigates contemporary fiction, cinema and television shows set in the Victorian period that depict mad murderers, lunatic doctors, social dis/ease and madhouses as if many Victorians were “mad.” Such portraits demand a “rediagnosing” of mental illness that was often reduced to only female hysteria or a general malaise in nineteenth-century renditions. This collection of essays explores questions of neo-Victorian representations of moral insanity, mental illness, disturbed psyches or non-normative imaginings as well as considers the important issues of legal righteousness, social responsibility or methods of restraint and corrupt incarcerations. The chapters investigate the self-conscious re-visions, legacies and lessons of nineteenth-century discourses of madness and/or those persons presumed mad rediagnosed by present-day (neo-Victorian) representations informed by post-nineteenth-century psychological insights.Book details
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2020
- Author:
- Sarah E. Maier, Brenda Ayres
- ISBN:
- 9783030465827
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783030465810
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2020-06-02
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2020
- Copyright by:
- The Editor
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture, Entertainment, History, Horror, Language Arts, Literature and Fiction, Nonfiction, Science