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Degeneration, decadence and disease in the Russian fin de siècle : Neurasthenia in the life and work of Leonid Andreev
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- Summary
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Explores the implications of scientific discourse on Russian concepts of mental illness and national health
Details
- Creator
- by Frederick H. White
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2015
- ©2014
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xii, 290 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s)
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781526102119, 1526102110, 9781781707449, 1781707448, 1526102129, 0719091640
- OCLC
- ocn900090510
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- In English.
- Degeneration, decadence and disease in the Russian fin de siècle: Neurasthenia in the life and work of Leonid Andreev ; Half Title Page ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; Figures ; Acknowledgements ; Notes on Russian terms, images and abbreviations ; 1. Introduction
- 2. Degeneration and decadence 3. Diaries and diagnosis ; 4. Controversy and success ; 5. Loss and rebellion ; 6. Feigned and performed ; 7. Diaries and death ; 8. Conclusions ; Bibliography ; Index
Subjects
- Andreyev, Leonid, 1871-1919 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Children's Subject Heading
- Andreyev, Leonid, 1871-1919 -- Mental health.
Children's Subject Heading
- Degeneration in literature.
- Mental illness in literature.
- Ethics in literature.
- Paraphilias in literature.
- Neurasthenia.
- Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917.