We should not prevent people from going crazy’. Medical, social and artistic discourses in A.P. Chekhov’s ‘Ward no. 6’ and ‘The Black Monk’
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2022-6-213-223
Abstract
The focus of our attention is Chekhov’s attitude to the institute of psychiatry as a part of Russian social system at the end of the 19th century. “Ward No. 6” is an invaluable material on the history of social medicine, comparable with the few documentary evidence of zemstvo (the county) doctors about the state of psychiatry in the Russian province of the late nineteenth century. The story “The Black Monk” draws increasing attention to the discussion around the topic of genius and madness, which received a new impetus in the fin de siècle era.
About the Author
M. M. Odesskaya
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Margarita M. Odesskaya, Dr. of Sci. (Philology), professor
bld. 6, Miusskaya Sq. Moscow, 125047
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Odesskaya M.M. We should not prevent people from going crazy’. Medical, social and artistic discourses in A.P. Chekhov’s ‘Ward no. 6’ and ‘The Black Monk’. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2022;(6 (2)):213-223. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2022-6-213-223
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