My Madness Saved Me: The Madness and Marriage of Virginia WoolfTransaction Publishers, 2011. 12. 31. - 169페이지 The vast literature on Virginia Woolf's life, work, and marriage falls into two groups. A large majority is certain that she was mentally ill, and a small minority is equally certain that she was not mentally ill but was misdiagnosed by psychiatrists. In this daring exploration of Woolf's life and work, Thomas Szasz--famed for his radical critique of psychiatric concepts, coercions, and excuses--examines the evidence and rejects both views. Instead, he looks at how Virginia Woolf, as well as her husband Leonard, used the concept of madness and the profession of psychiatry to manage and manipulate their own and each other's lives. Do we explain achievement when we attribute it to the fictitious entity we call "genius"? Do we explain failure when we attribute it to the fictitious entity we call "madness"? Or do we deceive ourselves the same way that the person deceives himself when he attributes the easy ignition of hydrogen to its being "flammable"? Szasz interprets Virginia Woolf's life and work as expressions of her character, and her character as the "product" of her free will. He offers this view as a corrective against the prevailing, ostensibly scientific view that attributes both her "madness" and her "genius" to biological-genetic causes. We tend to attribute exceptional achievement to genius, and exceptional failure to madness. Both, says Szasz, are fictitious entities. |
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... Stephen, 1920“My madness saved me” : the madness and marriage of Virginia Woolf/ Thomas Szasz. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7658-0321-6 (cloth) 1. Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941—Psychology. 2. Literature and ...
... Stephen, 1920“My madness saved me” : the madness and marriage of Virginia Woolf/ Thomas Szasz. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7658-0321-6 (cloth) 1. Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941—Psychology. 2. Literature and ...
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... Stephen, prominent Victorian man of letters, born. Leslie Stephen marries Harriet Marian (“Minny”) Thackeray, daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray. Minny Stephen dies. Leslie Stephen marries Julia Jackson, widow of Herbert Duckworth ...
... Stephen, prominent Victorian man of letters, born. Leslie Stephen marries Harriet Marian (“Minny”) Thackeray, daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray. Minny Stephen dies. Leslie Stephen marries Julia Jackson, widow of Herbert Duckworth ...
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... Stephen Bell. Bell, Quentin (1910-1996). Art historian, painter, and potter. Son of Vanessa and Clive Bell. Author of a definitive biography of his aunt, Virginia Woolf. Bell, Vanessa (Stephen) (1879-1961). Painter. Member of the ...
... Stephen Bell. Bell, Quentin (1910-1996). Art historian, painter, and potter. Son of Vanessa and Clive Bell. Author of a definitive biography of his aunt, Virginia Woolf. Bell, Vanessa (Stephen) (1879-1961). Painter. Member of the ...
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... herself. Stephen, Adrian (1883-1948). Brother of Virginia Woolf. Medical psychoanalyst and member of the Bloomsbury Group. Stephen, Karin Costelloe (1889-1953). Wife of Adrian Stephen. Stepdaughter of xii “My Madness Saved Me”
... herself. Stephen, Adrian (1883-1948). Brother of Virginia Woolf. Medical psychoanalyst and member of the Bloomsbury Group. Stephen, Karin Costelloe (1889-1953). Wife of Adrian Stephen. Stepdaughter of xii “My Madness Saved Me”
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The Madness and Marriage of Virginia Woolf Thomas Szasz. Stephen, Karin Costelloe (1889-1953). Wife of Adrian Stephen. Stepdaughter of Bernard Berenson and niece-by-marriage of Bertrand Russell. Medical psychoanalyst and member of the ...
The Madness and Marriage of Virginia Woolf Thomas Szasz. Stephen, Karin Costelloe (1889-1953). Wife of Adrian Stephen. Stepdaughter of Bernard Berenson and niece-by-marriage of Bertrand Russell. Medical psychoanalyst and member of the ...
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