Medical Muses: Hysteria in Nineteenth-Century ParisBut who were Blanche, Augustine, and Genevieve? What role did they play in their own peculiar form of stardom? And what exactly were they suffering from? Hysteria with its dramatic seizures, hallucinations, and reenactments of past traumas may be an illness of the past, but the notions of femininity that lie behind it offer insights into disorders of the present. Binding Type: Hardcover Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Published: 05 23 2011 ISBN:
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But who were Blanche, Augustine, and Genevieve? What role did they play in their own peculiar form of stardom? And what exactly were they suffering from? Hysteria--with its dramatic seizures, hallucinations, and reenactments of past traumas--may be an illness of the past, but the notions of femininity that lie behind it offer insights into disorders of the present.
Binding Type: Hardcover Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Published: 05/23/2011 ISBN: 9780393025606 Pages: 384 Weight: 1.00lbs Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.30d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/28/2011 Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2011 New York Times Book Review 06/19/2011 pg. 13 New York Times Book Review 06/26/2011 pg. 34 Choice 01/01/2012 Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 238
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Medical Muses: Hysteria in Nineteenth-Century Paris