Medical Muses: Hysteria in Nineteenth-Century Paris

ISBN-13: 9781408822357 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 384 str.

Asti Hustvedt

Opis

A groundbreaking new book about the nineteenth century obsession with hysteria, focussing on the renowned Salpetriere Hospital in Paris.

Recenzje

Fascinating and beautifully written Guardian

O autorze

Hustvedt, AstiAsti Hustvedt is an independent scholar who has written extensively on hysteria and literature. She has a Ph.D in French literature from New York University, is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including a Phi Betta Kapa Fellowship. She is the editor of The Decadent Reader: Fiction, Fantasy and Perversion from Fin-de-Siècle France and has published many translations. She lives in New York City.