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Nervous Acts: Essays on Literature, Culture and Sensibility G. Rousseau 2004 edition
Nervous Acts: Essays on Literature, Culture and Sensibility
G. Rousseau
These essays demonstrate the sweeping influence of the human nervous system on the rise of literature and sensibility in early modern Europe. More than any other body part, it holds the key to understanding how far back the strains and stresses of modern life - fatigue, depression, mental illness - extend.
408 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 10, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9781403934543 |
| Publishers | Palgrave USA |
| Pages | 395 |
| Dimensions | 216 × 141 × 22 mm · 510 g |
| Language | English |