| Scenes of Madness: A Psychiatrist at the Theatre Contributor(s): Davis, Derek Russell (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138463159 ISBN-13: 9781138463158 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 616.89 |
| Lexile Measure: 1310 |
| Physical Information: 218 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Derek Russell Davis argues that mental health professionals working in a hospital or clinic setting can learn much from playwrights about the psychological processes in mental illness. Looking at such diverse characters as Orestes, Hamlet, Lear, Ophelia, Peer Gynt, Oswald Alving and Blanche Dubois, Dr Davis shows how madness in plays is put into the context of the crucial experiences in an individual's history and current relationships, and demonstrates that these stories can be a new and exciting source of insight into mental illness. |