Degeneration
Author | : Max Simon Nordau |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 1086 |
Release | : 2022-11-21 |
ISBN-13 | : EAN:8596547410423 |
ISBN-10 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Degeneration by : Max Simon Nordau
Download or read book Degeneration written by Max Simon Nordau and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-21 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Degeneration is a book by Max Nordau which was published in two volumes. Within this work, he attacks what he believed to be degenerate art and comments on the effects of a range of social phenomena of the period, such as rapid urbanization and its perceived effects on the human body. Nordau believed degeneration should be diagnosed as a mental illness because those who were deviant were sick and required therapy.