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A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse - Hardcover

Shepherd, Victoria

 
9780861540914: A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0861540913 ISBN 13: 9780861540914
Verlag: Oneworld Publications, 2022

Inhaltsangabe

The extraordinary ways the brain can misfire

A curious history of the strange, wonderful and sometimes terrifying worlds created by our minds.

‘An utterly engrossing book.' ZOE WILLIAMS

For centuries we’ve dismissed delusions as something for doctors to sort out behind locked doors. But delusions are more than just bizarre quirks – they hold the key to collective anxieties and traumas.

In this groundbreaking history, Victoria Shepherd uncovers stories of delusions from medieval times to the present day and implores us to identify reason in apparent madness.

  • Discover how the King of France – thinking he was made of glass – was terrified he might shatter... and he wasn’t alone...
  • Uncover the peculiar case of the dozens of Victorian women who tried to convince their physicians that they were, in fact, dead.
  • And learn how after the Emperor met his end at the Battle of Waterloo, an epidemic of 'Napoleons' piled into France’s asylums.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Victoria Shepherd conceived and produced the ten-part series A History of Delusions for BBC Radio 4. She has produced scores of documentaries and major strands for BBC Radio 4. She holds an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia.

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Verlag
Oneworld Publications
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0861540913
ISBN 13 
9780861540914
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
338
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