The Faber Book of Madness

Book Overview

Madness evades definition, divides opinion and frightens and touches us all. This volume of writings reveals, in their own words, the experiences of those that have been declared "mad" by themselves,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571143873
• ISBN13: 9780571143870
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 572 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 5.6" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

a rare and detailed insight into insanity.

It is true that little is known about the mind and for that matter the mind in the state of derangement. This book unfortunately does not unlock the secrets of either but it does give us a great look into the different states and perhaps possible causes that lead to insanity. With this book, Roy Porter succeeds with a collaboration of letters taken from history that describes the point of view of the patient and their families as well as the physicians who dealt with the patients. The techniques for hospital ettiquette, treatments, relationships, and advancements in treating the insane. This book is frightening and hilarious and never boring, a perfect place to start on getting to the heart of madness.