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: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Tavistock/Routledge
1992.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798493906719 |
Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; LESSONS AT THE THEATRE; MODELS OF MADNESS; THE STORIES PLAYS TELL; REALITY AND ILLUSION; FAMILY FEUDS; BREAKING FREE FROM THE PAST; RECOVERIES; CONCLUSIONS; Notes and sources; Name index; Subject index;
