Theaters of Madness Insane Asylums and Nineteenth-Century American Culture

In the mid-1800s, a utopian movement to rehabilitate the insane resulted in a wave of publicly funded asylums-many of which became unexpected centers of cultural activity. Housed in magnificent structures with lush grounds, patients participated in theatrical programs, debating societies, literary journals, schools, and religious services. Theaters of Madness explores both the culture these rich offerings fomented and the asylum's place in the fabric of nineteenth-century life, reanimating a time when the treatment of the insane was a central topic in debates over democracy, freedom, and modernity.

ISBN:	9780226709642
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Imprint:	The University of Chicago Press
Published date:	01 Sep 2008
DEWEY:	362.210973
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	240
Weight:	402g
Height:	229mm
Width:	155mm
Spine width:	21mm

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