Diagnosing Literary Genius

Diagnosing Literary Genius

A Cultural History of Psychiatry in Russia, 1880-1930

by Irina Sirotkina

269 pages· 2002· ISBN 9780801867828
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Irina Sirotkina explores the transformations of Russian psychiatric practice through its relationship to literature during the period 1880-1930, when psychiatrists began to view literature as an indicator of the nation's mental health.

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