This invisible riot of the mind : Samuel Johnson's psychological theory / Gloria Sybil Gross
1992, First Edition. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #407615
ISBN: 1512802298
Physical description: x, 198 pages; 24 cm. Contents: 1. "Make Your Boy Tell You His Dreams": The Intrapsychic Life -- 2. Medical Psychology in the Eighteenth Century -- 3. "A Child is Being Beaten": The Early Career -- 4. The Physician of the Soul -- 5. "Wrecked By Success": Approaching Fame and Fortune -- 6. The Uses of Enchantment -- 7. Character and Culture. Subjects: Johnson, Samuel 1709-1784 Knowledge Psychology; Johnson, Samuel 1709-1784 Psychology; Johnson, Samuel 1709-1784; 18th century; Authors, English 18th century Psychology; English literature Psychological aspects; Psychology in literature.
Price: €25.00