«Remov'd from human eyes»: Madness and Poetry 1676-1774
The years 1676 and 1774 marked two turning points in the social and legal treatment of madness in England. In 1676, London's Bethlehem Hospital expanded in grand new premises, and in 1774 the Madhouses Act attempted to limit confinement of the insane. This study explores almost a century of the...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Florence
Firenze University Press
2016
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| Series: | Biblioteca di Studi di Filologia Moderna
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| Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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