Frederick White 
Degeneration, decadence and disease in the Russian fin de siècle [EPUB ebook] 
Neurasthenia in the life and work of Leonid Andreev

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Early in the twentieth century, Russia was experiencing a decadent period of cultural degeneration just as science was developing ways to identify medical conditions which supposedly reflected the health of the entire nation. Leonid Andreev, the leading literary figure of his time, stepped into the breach of this scientific discourse with literary works about degenerates. The spirited social debates on mental illness, morality and sexual deviance which resulted from these works became part of the ongoing battle over the definition and depiction of the irrational, complicated by Andreev’s own publicised bouts with neurasthenia.
This book examines the concept of pathology in Russia, the influence of European medical discourse, the development of Russian psychiatry, and the role that it had in popular culture, by investigating the life and works of Andreev. It engages the emergence of psychiatry and the role that art played in the development of this objective science.

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Introduction
1. Degeneration and decadence
2. Diaries and diagnosis
3. Controversy and success
4. Loss and rebellion
5. Feigned and performed
6. Diaries and death
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index

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Frederick H. White is the Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Utah Valley University

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Bahasa Inggeris ● Format EPUB ● Halaman-halaman 304 ● ISBN 9781526102126 ● Saiz fail 1.6 MB ● Penerbit Manchester University Press ● Bandar raya Manchester ● Negara GB ● Diterbitkan 2015 ● Muat turun 24 bulan ● Mata wang EUR ● ID 5369703 ● Salin perlindungan Adobe DRM
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