Out of His Mind: Masculinity and Mental Illness in Victorian Britain

Out of His Mind interrogates how Victorians made sense of the madman as both a social reality...
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Author: Amy Milne-Smith
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Language: English
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Out of His Mind: Masculinity and Mental Illness in Victorian Britain by Milne-Smith, Amy

Out of His Mind: Masculinity and Mental Illness in Victorian Britain

€294,78

Out of His Mind: Masculinity and Mental Illness in Victorian Britain

€294,78
Author: Amy Milne-Smith
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Out of His Mind interrogates how Victorians made sense of the madman as both a social reality and a cultural representation. Even at the height of enthusiasm for the curative powers of nineteenth-century psychiatry, to be certified as a lunatic meant a loss of one's freedom and in many ways one's identify. Because men had the most power and authority in Victorian Britain, this also meant they had the most to lose. The madman was often a marginal figure, confined in private homes, hospitals, and asylums. Yet as a cultural phenomenon he loomed large, tapping into broader social anxieties about respectability, masculine self-control, and fears of degeneration. Using a wealth of case notes, press accounts, literature, medical and government reports, this text provides a rich window into public understandings and personal experiences of men's insanity.

Author: Amy Milne-Smith
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 03/30/2022
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9781526155030

About the Author
Abrams, Lynn: - Lynn Abrams is Professor of Gender History at the University of Glasgow

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