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links between an "English malady" and such aspects of the national experience
as commerce, culture, climate, and cuisine have been the subject of both
scientific treatises and literary texts." The English have long regarded their
country, with ...
links between an "English malady" and such aspects of the national experience
as commerce, culture, climate, and cuisine have been the subject of both
scientific treatises and literary texts." The English have long regarded their
country, with ...
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Combat and Identity in World War I (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
1979), pp. 183-84. Much of my analysis in this chapter is influenced by Leed's
important work. 20. Sandra M. Gilbert, "Soldier's Heart: Literary Men, Literary
Women, ...
Combat and Identity in World War I (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
1979), pp. 183-84. Much of my analysis in this chapter is influenced by Leed's
important work. 20. Sandra M. Gilbert, "Soldier's Heart: Literary Men, Literary
Women, ...
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The Daughter's Seduction: Feminism and Psychoanalysis. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell
University Press, 1982. Garrison, Dee. "Karen Horney and Feminism." Signs 6 (
1981): 672-91. Gilbert, Sandra M. "Soldier's Heart: Literary Men, Literary Women,
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The Daughter's Seduction: Feminism and Psychoanalysis. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell
University Press, 1982. Garrison, Dee. "Karen Horney and Feminism." Signs 6 (
1981): 672-91. Gilbert, Sandra M. "Soldier's Heart: Literary Men, Literary Women,
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Contents
John Conolly and Moral Management | 23 |
The Rise of the Victorian Madwoman | 51 |
Managing Women s Minds | 74 |
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| Title | The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980 A Penguin book : women's studies, history Penguin books Women's studies |
| Author | Elaine Showalter |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Penguin Books, 1987 |
| ISBN | 0140101691, 9780140101690 |
| Length | 310 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Europe / Ireland History / General History / Modern / 18th Century |
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