Victorian psychology and British culture, 1850-1880 / Rick Rylance.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rylance, Rick.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Psychology.

History.

Great Britain--Civilization--19th century.

Great Britain.

Civilization.

Bain, Alexander, 1810-1877.

Bain, Alexander.

Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903.

Spencer, Herbert.

Lewes, George Henry, 1817-1878.

Lewes, George Henry.

Psychology in literature.

Eliot, George, 1819-1880--Criticism and interpretation.

Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.

Local Subjects:

Eliot, George, 1819-1880--Criticism and interpretation.

Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.

Physical Description:

x, 355 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Summary:

This book offers a history of the interdisciplinary development of Victorian psychology alongside detailed studies of three leading writers: Alexander Bain, Herbert Spencer, and G. H. Lewes. Examining work in several different fields, including evolutionary theory, philosophy, literature, and the bio-medical sciences, it sets the development of psychology in the context of the social and intellectual pressures of the time. The book includes detailed analyses of the work of George Eliot, whose writing is saturated with ideas developed alongside those of the great psychologists who formed her circle.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-350) and index.

ISBN:

0198122837

OCLC:

43903645