1. Introduction -- 2. Lessons at the theatre -- 3. Models of madness -- 4. The stories plays tell -- 5. Reality and illusion -- 6. Family feuds -- 7. Breaking free from the past -- 8. Recoveries -- 9. Conclusions
Summary
Unlike the ̀textbook' description of mental illness, discusses an earlier tradition that led psychiatrists to turn to Shakespeare's plays for such models as Ophelia and Lear, to help them understand the madness observed in their patients
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-198) and indexes