Presents a major text on hypochondria and hysteria by a major 18th century philosopher

Shows that Mandeville may be seen as the rightful precursor of the Freudian talking cure

Makes available a work that has been unavailable for more than thirty years

Autorentext
Sylvie Kleiman-Lafon is assistant professor in English literature at the University of Paris VIII. A specialist of XVIIIth century British literature, she has mainly written on XVIIIth-century Scotland, British literature of the XVIIIth century, translation in England and France during the Enlightenment and the relationship between medicine and literature.

Inhalt
Note on the Text.- Introduction.- Chapter 1. Mandeville's 1711 preface.- Chapter 2. Mandeville's 1730 preface.- Chapter 3. First dialogue.- Chapter 4. Second dialogue.- Chapter 5. Third dialogue.- Select bibliography.- Index.