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Nervous fictions : literary form and the enlightenment origins of neuroscience / Jess Keiser.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Keiser, Jess, 1984- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Literature and science--England--History--17th century.
- Literature and science.
- Neurosciences.
- History.
- England.
- Literature and science--England--History--18h century.
- Mind and body in literature.
- Science in literature.
- Metaphor.
- Neurosciences--England--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Personifying the Brain: Thomas Willis's Neuroscience
- Nervous Figures: Cavendish's and Panpsychism
- From Metaphor to Madness: Locke's History
- Visionary Dissections: The Satire of Anatomy
- From the Homunculus to the Great Sensorium of the World: Sterne's Nerves
- The Hypochondriac's Watch: Boswell's Case
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 08, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Keiser, Jess, 1984- Nervous fictions
- ISBN:
- 9780813944791
- 0813944791
- Publisher Number:
- 40030120907
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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