Faber & Faber

The Faber Book of Madness: Roy Porter

Synopsis:

Madness evades definition, divides opinion and frightens and touches us all. In his classic anthology, the late Roy Porter compiled a brilliant and comprehensive selection of writings - from George III to Nijinsky, Shakespeare to Poe, John Clare to Robert Schumann, and Nietszche to Artaud - to offer a unique entrée and guide to this most mysterious of worlds.

'The mythology of madness, and the vast literature it has generated, remain as potent as ever . . . A superb and shrewdly edited anthology.' J. G. Ballard

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Categorised as:

Non-fiction

Sub-categories:

Faber Anthologies

Genres & Themes:

Madness; Psychoanalysis