Performance, Madness and Psychiatry Isolated Acts

Title:

ISBN:

9781137337252

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Publication Information New:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Physical Description:

XIV, 229 p. online resource.

Abstract:

This exciting collection of essays explores the complex area of madness and performance. The book spans from the 18th century to the present and unearths the overlooked history of theatre and performance in, and about, psychiatric asylums and hospitals. The book will appeal to historians, social scientists, theatre scholars, and artists alike.

Subject Term:

Theatre and Performance Arts.

Theatre History.

Added Author:

Harpin, A.

Foster, J.