Pfeiffer, K. Ludwig. <br/><br/>
From Chaos to Catastrophe? :  Texts and the Transitionality of the Mind. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (250 pages) 
 - Buchreihe der Anglia / Anglia Book Series ;  v.59 .
 - Buchreihe der Anglia / Anglia Book Series .
<br/><br/>Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction: Processes and Products: Claims, Goals, Risks -- Part I. Consciousness Studies: Neurosciences and 'Literature' -- 1. The Transitionality of Consciousness -- 2. Universalism vs. Particularism -- 3. Patterns of Consciousness, Language, Discourse -- 4. James, James and the Structure of Fluctuations -- 5. Neurobiology: Intricacies and Implications -- 6. Dramatic Narratives -- 7. Transitionality and the Obsession with Form -- 8. Existential Impressionism and Cultural Status: Dorothy Richardson (1873-1957) -- 9. An Interlude, Or, From Richardson to Richardson -- Part II. Consciousness and History: Biographical 'Novels' and their 'Liberal' Extensions -- 1. Biography on the Rebound -- 2. Biographical Patterns, Models of Consciousness and Historical Significance in Dickens -- 3. Diagnostic Power and Practical Relevance: Some Further Steps -- 4. The Pseudo-Freedom of Consciousness and its Cost-Benefit Analysis in the Twentieth Century -- 5. The RAF, a Twentieth-Century Reality Shift, and a Contemporary German 'Novel' -- 6. The Drama of 'Liberalism' -- 7. What Does Enlightenment Enlighten Us About? -- 8. The Paradox of Liberty and Authority -- Part III. A Case Study: Chaotic Consciousness and Catastrophic History, Discordant Evolution and Political Overreaction: Oswald and Nicholas Mosley -- 1. Catastrophe Practice: Frameworks and Presuppositions ‒ From Individuality to Scripts -- 2. Catastrophe Practice: Routines ‒ Individuality Manufactured and Medialized -- 3. Hopeful Monsters: Discordant Evolution and Steps towards Mutation -- 4. Hysterical Consciousness and the Beginnings of Institutional Degeneration in Autobiographical Writings -- 5. The Failure of Rules and the Unleashing of Hysterical Consciousness: Oswald Mosley and Fascism -- 6. Tentative Conclusions -- Works Cited -- Index. 
<br/><br/> The Anglia Book Series (ANGB) offers a selection of high quality work on all areas and aspects of English philology. It publishes book-length studies and essay collections on English language and linguistics, on English and American literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the present, on the new English literatures, as well as on general and comparative literary studies, including aspects of cultural and literary theory. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783110581836 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cognition.<br/>Neurosciences.<br/>Evolutionary psychology.<br/>Social psychology.<br/>Civilization, Western.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF311 .P445 2018