Title Trials of the self : murder, mayhem and the remaking of the mind, 1750-1830 / Elwin Hofman

Published Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2021

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Description 1 online resource Series Studies in early modern European history Studies in early modern European history. Contents Front matter -- Epigraph -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- How to do the history of the self -- 1 The self in court -- 2 Making reasonable selves -- 3 Losing your self -- 4 The tears of a killer -- 5 The ambiguities of nature -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index Summary Duellists, drunks and remorseful murderers populate Trials of the self, which highlights the criminal court as a space for publicising and negotiating models of the self. Using criminal trial records, the book argues that inner depth became increasingly important around 1800, not only for elites, but also for common people Analysis Belgium French Revolution conscience honour identity interiority reason romanticism sensibility social status Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Self -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Self -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Criminal courts -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Criminal courts -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Trials -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Trials -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Criminal courts Self Trials Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781526153135 1526153130 9781526153159 1526153157

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