Diagnosing Literary Genius: A Cultural History of Psychiatry in Russia, 1880-1930

by Irina Sirotkina

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Winner of the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Studies in Slavic Languages and Literatures from the Modern Language Association

The vital place of literature and the figure of the writer in Russian society and history have been extensively studied, but their role in the evolution of psychiatry is less well known. In Diagnosing Literary Genius: A Cultural History of Psychiatry in Russia, 1880-1930, Irina Sirotkina explores the transformations...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0801867827

ISBN13:9780801867828

Release Date:January 2002

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.19 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"

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