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Bedlam: London and It’s Mad

Paperback • 2009 • English

Bedlam: London and It’s Mad

By Catharine Arnold

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About the book

Bedlam!' The very name conjures up graphic images of naked patients chained among filthy straw, or parading untended wards deluded that they are Napoleon or Jesus Christ. We owe this image of madness to William Hogarth, who, in plate eight of his 1735 Rake's Progress series, depicts the anti-hero in Bedlam, the latest addition to a freak show providing entertainment for Londoners between trips to the Tower Zoo, puppet shows and public executions. That this is still the most powerful image of...Show more

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9781847390004

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

Bedlam: London and It’s Mad

Format

Paperback

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