The Age of Hypochondria - (Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Cultu) by G Grinnell (Hardcover)
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- Examining the ways in which hypochondria forms both a malady and a metaphor for a range of British Romantic writers, Grinnell contends that this is not one illness amongst many, but a disorder of the very ability to distinguish between illness and health, a malady of interpretation that mediates a broad spectrum of pressing cultural questions.
- About the Author: GEORGE C. GRINNELL is Assistant Professor in the Department of Critical Studies at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Canada, where he teaches Critical Theory and Romanticism.
- 202 Pages
- Literary Criticism, Gothic & Romance
- Series Name: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Cultu
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Examining the ways in which hypochondria forms both a malady and a metaphor for a range of British Romantic writers, Grinnell contends that this is not one illness amongst many, but a disorder of the very ability to distinguish between illness and health, a malady of interpretation that mediates a broad spectrum of pressing cultural questions.Review Quotes
'The Age of Hypochondria demonstrates sound scholarship, highly competent knowledge of its period, and a facile use of current theories of interpretation. Its choice of subject and authors treated will give it a distinct and original place among the roster of good books on Romantic medicine published in recent years.' Hermione de Almeida, Pauline Walter Chair in Comparative Literature, University of Tulsa, USA
About the Author
GEORGE C. GRINNELL is Assistant Professor in the Department of Critical Studies at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Canada, where he teaches Critical Theory and Romanticism. He has published articles and book chapters on Romantic-era medicalized discourse as well as biometrics and questions of terror in the period.Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Cultu
Sub-Genre: Gothic & Romance
Genre: Literary Criticism
Number of Pages: 202
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Format: Hardcover
Author: G Grinnell
Language: English
Street Date: April 14, 2010
TCIN: 93507428
UPC: 9780230231450
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-3173
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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