The Emptying Of Gesture: Neurology And The British Romantic Stage -- From Gestures To Nerves: Woyzeck And The Barbel Fish -- The Nervous System: Melodrama, Railway Trauma, And Systemic Risk -- The Inner Drama Of The Body: Wagner's Neural Aesthetics -- Theatre's Revenge: Charcot And The Grand Guignol -- The Prison-house Of Nerves: Zola And Strindberg -- Conclusion: Nervous Hermeneutics And The Theatre Of Cruelty. Matthew Wilson Smith. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 191-208) And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.