Nightmares and hobbyhorses: Swift, Sterne, and Augustan ideas of madness
By: by Michael V. DePorte.
Publisher: Huntington Library
Published: 1974
Place of publication: San Marino [Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D. -- Influence.; Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 -- Knowledge -- Psychology.; Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768 -- Knowledge -- Psychology.; Mental illness -- Great Britain -- Public opinion -- History -- 18th century.; Literature and mental illness -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.; Psychological fiction, English -- History and criticism.; English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.; English literature -- Roman influences.; Mental illness in literature.; Mentally ill in literature.; Classicism -- Great Britain.
Description: For students of the psychology and medicine of the Augustan age as well as to those interested in ist literature.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 155-160.