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Renegade judgement : a study of madness in medicine and literature

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posted on 2003-01-01, 00:00 authored by Antonina Yvette. Lewis
Explores socio-historical understandings and treatments of madness, examining literary works alongside contemporary medical texts. Incorporating notions of scientific objectivity, individual subjectivity and social totality, the thesis shows conceptual overlaps between art and science, identifying continuities and conflicts between fictional, clinical and cultural investigations into madness.

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[iv], 390 leaves ; 30 cm.

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eng

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2003.

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Ph.D.

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Faculty of Arts and Education

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School of Communication and Creative Arts

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