Pox - Genius, Madness, And The Mysteries Of Syphilis (Paperback, New Ed)

How a transmittable little bacterium with a twisting propellant tail...deeply affected...mankind's perception of itself.Anthony Day, Los Angeles Times. From Beethoven to Oscar Wilde, from Van Gogh to Hitler, Deborah Hayden throws new light on the effects of syphilis on the lives and works of seminal figures from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries.Writing with remarkable insight and narrative flair, Hayden argues that biographers and historians have vastly underestimated the influence of what Thomas Mann called this exhilarating yet wasting disease. Shrouded in secrecy, syphilis was accompanied by wild euphoria and suicidal depression, megalomania and paranoia, profoundly affecting sufferers' worldview, their sexual behavior, and their art. Deeply informed and courageously argued, Pox has been heralded as a major contribution to our understanding of genius, madness, and creativity.

General

Imprint:	BasicBooks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2003
First published:	December 2003
Authors:	Deborah Hayden
Dimensions:	203 x 128 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	400
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-465-02882-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Infectious & contagious diseases > Venereal diseases Promotions
LSN:	0-465-02882-9
Barcode:	9780465028825

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