Revels in Madness

Revels in Madness
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 363
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ISBN-10 : 9780472024476
ISBN-13 : 0472024477
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Download or read book Revels in Madness written by Allen Thiher and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2009-12-22 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping survey of how notions of madness have been represented in medicine and literature from the Greeks to the present


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