Literature and Medicine in Nineteenth-Century Britain by Janis Mclarren Caldwell

Literature and Medicine in Nineteenth-Century Britain by Janis Mclarren Caldwell

Janis Caldwell investigates the links between the growing scientific materialism of the nineteenth century and the persistence of the Romantic literary imagination. Through closely analyzing literary texts from Frankenstein to Middlemarch, and examining fiction alongside biomedical lectures, textbooks and articles, Caldwell argues that the way Romantic materialism influenced these disciplines compels us to revise conventional accounts of the relationship between literature and medicine.

Review of the hardback: '… it contains some useful work on an impressive array of primary sourcesThe influence of medicine and medical theory on Romantic and Victorian writers remains insufficiently acknowledged. Janis McLarren Caldwell restores that influence to its rightful place.' The Times Literary Supplement

Janis McLarren Caldwell practiced emergency medicine for five years before pursuing a Ph.D. in English Literature. She now teaches literature and science at Wake Forest University, where she is an Assistant Professor of English. An expert in nineteenth-century literature and medicine, she has received grants for research at Cambridge University and at Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

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ISBN 13	9780521066679
ISBN 10	0521066670
Title	Literature and Medicine in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Author	Janis Mclarren Caldwell
Series	Cambridge Studies In Nineteenth-Century Literature And Culture
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2008-06-19
Number of pages	220
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