Scenes of madness : a psychiatrist at the theatre /
Unlike the `textbook' description of mental illness, discusses an earlier tradition that led psychiatrists to turn to Shakespeare's plays for such models as Ophelia and Lear, to help them understand the madness observed in their patients.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
1995.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 0203435311 9780203435311 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Lessons at the theatre
- 3. Models of madness
- 4. The stories plays tell
- 5. Reality and illusion
- 6. Family feuds
- 7. Breaking free from the past
- 8. Recoveries
- 9. Conclusions.