The nineteenth-century asylum periodical : Britain, America and beyond / Mila Daskalova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daskalova, Mila, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture ; 157.

Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture ; 157

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatric hospital patients in literature.

Mentally ill in literature.

Literature, Modern--19th century--History and criticism.

Literature, Modern.

Psychiatric hospitals--History--19th century.

Psychiatric hospitals.

English periodicals--History--19th century.

English periodicals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 253 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Unearthing primary sources from a large transatlantic archive, this study of asylum periodicals in the nineteenth century traces the origins and early spread of periodical publishing in mental institutions in Britain, the United States, and the rest of the world. It connects the rise of asylum periodicals with developments in publishing, literary culture, and the treatment of madness, illuminating the social and print networks that supported their spread. Examining the complicated relationships involved in asylum publishing, Mila Daskalova highlights the role of print in self-expression, community building and identity formation. It shows that patients employed these publications to navigate their institutional reality and to interact with each other and the world. Rather than powerless recipients of care or abuse, periodical contributors participated actively in their treatment and cultural and social life within and beyond the institutions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-009-78529-X

Access Restriction:

Open access. Unrestricted online access