Invention of Hysteria: Charcot and the Photographic Iconography of the Salpêtrière (MIT Press)
A fascinating study of three young female hysterics who shaped our early notions of psychology.
Blanche, Augustine, and Genevi¨ve found themselves in the hysteria ward of the Salpetri¨re Hospital in 1870s Paris, where their care was directed by the prominent neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot. They became medical celebrities: every week, eager crowds arrived at the hospital to observe their symptoms; they were photographed, sculpted, painted, and transformed into characters in novels. The remarkable story of their lives as patients in the clinic is a strange amalgam of intimate details and public exposure, science and religion, medicine and the occult, hypnotism, love, and theater.Country | USA |
Manufacturer | W. W. Norton & Company |
Binding | Hardcover |
ItemPartNumber | new18-20150802-a140488 |
UnitCount | 1 |
Format | Bargain Price |
EANs | 8601416222264 |
ReleaseDate | 0000-00-00 |