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The vast literature on Virginia Woolf’s life, work, and marriage falls into two groups
The vast literature on Virginia Woolf’s life, work, and marriage falls into two groups. A large majority is certain that she was mentally ill, and a small minority is equally certain that she was not mentally ill but was misdiagnosed by psychiatrists. In this daring exploration of Woolf’s life and work, Thomas Szasz–famed for his radical critique of psychiatric concepts, coercions, and excuses–examines the evidence and rejects both views. Instead, he looks at how Virginia Woolf, as well as her husband Leonard, used the concept of madness and the profession of psychiatry to manage and manipulate their own and each other’s lives.
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