Trials of the self : murder, mayhem and the remaking of the mind, 1750-1830 / Elwin Hofman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hofman, Elwin, author.

Contributor:

Hofman, Elwin, contributor.

Series:

Studies in early modern European history.

Manchester scholarship online.

Studies in early modern European history

Manchester scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Self.

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

Criminal courts--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Criminal courts.

Criminal courts--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Trials--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Trials.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource.)

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Duellists, drunks and remorseful murderers populate 'Trials of the Self,' which highlights the criminal court as a space for publicising and negotiating models of the self. Using criminal trial records, the book argues that inner depth became increasingly important around 1800, not only for elites, but also for common people.

Contents:

Front matter

Epigraph

Contents

List of abbreviations

Acknowledgements

How to do the history of the self

1 The self in court

2 Making reasonable selves

3 Losing your self

4 The tears of a killer

5 The ambiguities of nature

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 7, 2022).

ISBN:

9781526166609

1526166607

9781526153135

1526153130

9781526153159

1526153157

OCLC:

1248899803