Gut Feeling and Digestive Health in Nineteenth-Century Literature, History and Culture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book considers the historical and cultural origins of the gut-brain relationship now evidenced in numerous scientific research fields. Bringing together eleven scholars with wide interdisciplinary expertise, the volume examines literal and metaphorical digestion in different spheres of nineteenth-century life. Digestive health is examined in three sections in relation to science, politics and literature during the period, focusing on Northern America, Europe and Australia. Using diverse methodologies, the essays demonstrate that the long nineteenth century was an important moment in the Western understanding and perception of the gastroenterological system and its relation to the mind in the sense of cognition, mental wellbeing, and the emotions. This collection explores how medical breakthroughs are often historically preceded by intuitive models imagined throughout a range of cultural productions.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine
Release date:	November 2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	Manon Mathias • Alison M. Moore
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	276
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-001856-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Promotions
LSN:	3-03-001856-3
Barcode:	9783030018566

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