Invalidism and Identity in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Invalidism and Identity in Nineteenth-Century Britain
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Abstract
Nineteenth-century Britain did not invent chronic illness, but its social climate allowed hundreds of men and women, from intellectuals to factory workers, to assume the identity of “invalid.” Whether they suffered from a temporary condition or an incurable disease, many wrote about their experiences, leaving behind a rich and varied record of disability in Victorian Britain. Using an array of primary sources, this book constructs a cultural history of invalidism. It describes the ways that evangelicalism, industrialization, and changing patterns of doctor–patient relationships all converged to allow a culture of invalidism to flourish, and explores what it meant for a person to be designated—or to deem oneself—an invalid. Highlighting how different types of invalids developed distinct rhetorical strategies, the book shows that, contrary to popular belief, many of the period's most prominent and prolific invalids were men, while many women found invalidism an unexpected opportunity for authority. In uncovering the wide range of cultural and social responses to notions of incapacity, the book sheds light on our own historical moment, similarly fraught with equally complicated attitudes toward mental and physical disorder.
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Front Matter
- Introduction
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“All My Afflictions”: Invalids and Authority in Nineteenth-Century Britain
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“Beyond Hope, Help, or Remedy”: Confession, Cure, and the Hypochondriac's Narrative
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“In Search of Health”: Invalids Abroad
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“Sin-Sick Souls” Christian Invalids and the Literature of Consolation
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“The Range of Our Vision”: Self, Surveillance, and Life in the Sickroom
- Afterword Centers, Margins, and Vanishing Points: Locating Invalidism in the Nineteenth Century
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