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Performing Nerves : Four Plays, Four Essays, On Hysteria by Anna Furse; Elaine Showalter is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>Academic interest in hysteria has burgeoned in recent decades. The topic has been probed by feminist theorists, cultural studies specialists, literary scholars, anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, medical and art historians, as well as novelists. The hysteric is construed as a powerless, voiceless subject, marginalised by the forces of the patriarchy that have been the root cause of their distress, dissembling, and disablement. </p> <p>In <i>Performing Nerves</i>, Anna Furse interwe
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- Author
- Anna Furse; Elaine Showalter
- Publisher
- Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780429753541
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Performing Arts, Drama, Psychology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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