BECAUSE one focus of Freud's work was his theory of infantile sexuality, there has been some interest in identifying other nineteenth-century writers who discussed this phenomenon.' Also, because of Freud's early papers on male hysteria, there has been interest in nineteenth-century beliefs about the occurrence of hysteria in males.2 Curiously enough, however, almost no one seems to have paid m...

BACKGROUND Vivid descriptions of the phenomenology of focal task-specific dystonia (FTSD) date back to the late nineteenth century. METHODS In this review, I summarize the natural history, phenomenology, and treatment of FTSD, focusing on nineteenth-century neurologists' descriptions of the phenomenology, etiology, treatment, and mechanism. RESULTS Examining these texts through a twenty-fir...

When we think of public space we often think of the agora in ancient Athens, or architecture of more recent origins like streets, churches, and schools. In other words, we think of the “bricks and boards” type of public space. But, in addition to architecture, we also know that media can function as public spaces. In the nineteenth century, media, such as novels and newspapers, were essential t...