Journal of the History of the Neurosciences 2000‚ Vol. 9‚ No. 3‚ pp. 286–293 0964-704X/00/0903-286$15.00 © Swets & Zeitlinger Epilepsy and Catalepsy in Anglo-American Literature between Romanticism and Realism: Tennyson‚ Poe‚ Eliot and Collins Peter Wolf Epilepsiezentrum Bethel‚ Germany ABSTRACT Epilepsy and catalepsy were not clearly separated in the minds of people in the early 19th century‚ and catalepsy may have been used as a diagnostic euphemism for epilepsy. Tennyson‚ in ‘‘The
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I have read ’the Black Cottage’ written by Wilkie Collins in 1859‚ ’Sikes and Nancy’ written by Charles dickens in 1869 and ’ the Treasure in the Forest’ written by H.G. Wells in 1895. A feeling of suspense is created the black cottage when the two housebreakers attempt to break into the Black Cottage. The climax in the story is when Bessie finally escapes from the cottage just as Dick and Jerry break the door down. HG Wells Treasure in the Forest creates suspense as the two explorers find the
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charged and dependent where as men were the dominant‚ aggressive‚ decision makers. Often the male ’s role in society was the more significant of the two‚ and women were seen as the inconsequential homemakers. In the novel The Woman in White‚ by Wilkie Collins‚ we see how the author uses the gender roles in order to add to the outrageously scandalous plots and themes through his eccentric characters. Two characters the author uses to portray these masculine and feminine distinctions are the characters
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shows the secrecy and determination of Marian that she is willing to get caught on the window to find out the hidden secret of Sir Percival and Count Fosco. Wilkie Collins emphasises Marian’s characterisation through her willingness for danger‚ and that she doesn’t conform to the stereotypical woman values of not getting involved in business. Collins also uses abstract nouns to show Sir Percival’s impatience‚ ’take your restlessness! When do you mean to sit down?” growled Sir Percival’s voice’‚ this is
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Kevin Jaiwant Ms. Mot – 4th Block Honors Lit Summer Reading Assignment- Woman in White by Wilkie Collins I. Conflict a. The identities of Laura and Anne have been switched i. Laura is mistakenly trapped in the asylum. Anne has died. ii. Anne was to reveal a deadly secret to Marian before she died‚ but could not. Walter and Marian will have to find out about this secret by themselves. b. Sir Percial Gloyde burned all the evidence that conceals Laura’s identity. i. Percival dies in the fire along
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unsatisfactory‚ people face shame and rejection for deviating from the norm. This becomes further apparent in literature‚ where the authors use their platform to introduce abnormal versions of gender‚ in this case‚ masculinity. In the Moonstone‚ author Wilkie Collins acquaints readers with Ezra Jennings‚ a social outcast. As a sensation novel‚ it uses his role to understand the unfairness when being cold-shouldered by people. His physical deformities and female constitution are obvious to him and others. His
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Characteristics of Victorian Literature The literature of the Victorian age (1837 – 1901‚ named for the reign of Queen Victoria) entered in a new period after the romantic revival. The literature of this era expressed the fusion of pure romance to gross realism. Though‚ the Victorian Age produced great poets‚ the age is also remarkable for the excellence of its prose. The discoveries of science have particular effects upon the literature of the age. If you study all the great writers of this
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Newgate novel From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The Newgate novels (or Old Bailey novels) were novels published in England from the late 1820s until the 1840s that were thought to glamorise the lives of the criminals they portrayed. Most drew their inspiration from the Newgate Calendar‚ a biography of famous criminals published at various times during the late 18th and early 19th centuries‚ but usually rearranged or embellished the original tale for melodramatic
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Christie Who does not enjoy a good mystery story? Popular literature abounds with examples‚ raging from the controversial work of Dan Brown to the horrific work of Stephen King. This genre‚ rooted in the Victorian tradition of Edgar Allan Poe‚ Wilkie Collins and Arthur Conan Doyle‚ certainly has a wide following. On the beach‚ on the subway‚ people escape into the worlds of these authors. Although many female writers claim to be the “Queen of Crime Fiction”‚ it is really Agatha Christie against whom
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Victorian period: a "Golden Age" for stage hypnosis (very popular in Music Hall shows etc.)‚ and many public figures were very interested in hypnotism‚ notably the novelists Charles Dickens (a keen amateur magician‚ & enthusiastic hypnotist) and Wilkie Collins. In parallel with this was the Victorian belief in "Self Help" (Samuel Smiles et al)‚ plus (by the early C20th) the emerging "behaviorist" ideas of
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