'The Most Dreadful Visitation': Male Madness in Victorian Fiction
Victorian literature is rife with scenes of madness, with mental disorder functioning as everything from a simple plot device to a commentary on the foundations of Victorian society. But while madness in Victorian fiction has been much studied, most scholarship has focused on the portrayal of madnes...
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Main Author: | Pedlar, Valerie (auth) |
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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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Liverpool
Liverpool University Press
2006
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Series: | Liverpool English Texts and Studies
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