Conrad s life and fiction are often read through the lens of Freudian thought, though Conrad understood his own health from a pre-Freudian perspective. Joseph Conrad and Psychological Medicine recovers that perspective, revises our understanding of Conrad s life, and rethinks the dominant themes of his work in light of pre-Freudian medical psychology. Beginning with a social history of late-nineteenth-century medical psychology and hysteria studies, Bock s study presents a clear and readable synopsis of fin-de-siecle theories of nervous disorder and moral insanity, shows how Conrad s doctors...
Conrad s life and fiction are often read through the lens of Freudian thought, though Conrad understood his own health from a pre-Freudian perspective...
