| Victorian Psychology and British Culture 1850-1880 Contributor(s): Rylance, Rick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198122837 ISBN-13: 9780198122838 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: This book offers a history of the interdisciplinary development of Victorian psychology alongside detailed studies of three leading writers: Alexander Bain, Herbert Spencer, and G. H. Lewes. Examining work in several different fields, including evolutionary theory, philosophy, literature, and the bio-medical sciences, it sets the development of psychology in the context of the social and intellectual pressures of the time. The book includes detailed analyses of the work of George Eliot, whose writing is saturated with ideas developed alongside those of the great psychologists who formed her circle. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | History - Psychology | Reference - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 150.941 |
| LCCN: 00036748 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.26" W x 9.56" (1.47 lbs) 365 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book offers a history of the interdisciplinary development of Victorian psychology alongside detailed studies of three leading writers: Alexander Bain, Herbert Spencer, and G. H. Lewes. Examining work in several different fields, including evolutionary theory, philosophy, literature, and the bio-medical sciences, it sets the development of psychology in the context of the social and intellectual pressures of the time. The book includes detailed analyses of the work of George Eliot, whose writing is saturated with ideas developed alongside those of the great psychologists who formed her circle. |