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Robert Louis Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde and the Double Brain
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This article traces the inspiration for Stevenson's novella back to two famous French case studies of dual personality, Félida X. and Sergeant F., whose "double lives" were widely discussed in French and British periodicals. In the late-nineteenth century, such cases of dual personality were often attributed to bilateral brain hemisphere asymmetry, a condition Stevenson faithfully depicts in his fictional Strange Case. The author's awareness of contemporary neurological theories and his acute satire of the conventions of the case study contribute to his innovative take on the late-Victorian Gothic romance.
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“Stevenson came from a family of engineers and studied engineering before becoming a writer (Stiles, 2006, p. 881). Throughout his life, Stevenson suffers from a chronic illness that makes regular schooling difficult. His personal history may have influenced his critical stance on science, which did not improve his health.”
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- Authors
- Stiles, A.
- Corresponding author
- Stiles, Anne
- ORCID
- Stiles, Anne
- Venue
- SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900
- Publisher
- Project MUSE
- Published
- 2006-09
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 879-900
- ISSN
- 0039-3657 (ISSN-L)
- 1522-9270
- OpenAlex
- W4246782002
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 1.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 (publishedVersion)
- Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Decadence, Literature, and Society
- Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Gothic Literature and Media Analysis
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Crime and Detective Fiction Studies
- Keywords
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, dual personality, case studies, Gothic romance, satire, Victorian literature
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