In a society that defined manhood as a mastery of self-control, the madman stood as a horrifying example of what could go wrong. Out of His Mind is a socio-cultural study of the madman in Victorian society; through in-depth case studies and broad surveys of emergent trends it explores popular anxieties about health, gender, and modern life -- .


Format Häftad Omfång 328 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Manchester University Press Utgivningsdatum 2024-05-28 ISBN 9781526178855