Scenes of madness : a psychiatrist at the theatre /

Scenes of madness : a psychiatrist at the theatre /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Davis, Derek Russell.
Imprint:	New York : Routledge, 1995.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 204 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Mental illness -- Case studies. Mental illness in literature -- Case studies. Mental illness in literature. Mental illness. Electronic books. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11117144

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ISBN:	0203435311 9780203435311 0415131731 0203743555
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-198) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Davis, Derek Russell. Scenes of madness. New York : Routledge, 1995 0415131731

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
Notes and sources
Index