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Loading... Journeys into Madness: Mapping Mental Illness in the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Austrian and Habsburg Studies)by Gemma Blackshaw
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At the turn of the century, Sigmund Freud's investigation of the mind represented a particular journey into mental illness, but it was not the only exploration of this 'territory' in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Sanatoriums were the new tourism destinations, psychiatrists were collecting art works produced by patients and writers were developing innovative literary techniques to convey a character's interior life. This collection of essays uses the framework of journeys in order to highlight the diverse artistic, cultural and medical responses to a peculiarly Viennese anxiety about the madness No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)362.196Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Social problems of & services to groups of people People with physical illnesses Services to people with specific conditions DiseasesLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |