The mental anatomies of William Godwin and Mary Shelley
"The Mental Anatomies of William Godwin and Mary Shelley focuses on the influence of enlightenment and Romantic-era theories of the mind on the writings of Godwin and Shelley and examines the ways in which these writers use their fiction to explore such psychological phenomena as ruling passions, madness, the therapeutic value of confessions (both spoken and written), and the significance of dreams. In many cases, associationist psychology and the theory of the ruling passions enable Godwin and Shelley to provide fascinating and sophisticated insights into their characters' mental processes and behaviors
Print Book, English, 2001
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; Associated University Presses, Madison, NJ, London, 2001
Criticism, interpretation, etc
246 pages ; 24 cm
9780838638705, 0838638708
44502446