Sep 17, 2020 the snake pit by mary jane ward, 1946, random house edition, hardcover in english. The snake pit and social awareness and treatment of mental. A dramatic bestseller, the snake pit vividly depicts one womans plunge into the nightmare world of the mentally ill and her agonizing climb back to health and freedom. The snake pit tells the story of virginia cunningham, a young white middleclass woman who finds herself. The snake pit by ward, mary jane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The snake pit, screen play by frank partos and millen brand, based on the novel by mary jane ward. Snake pit by mary jane ward antique edition from 1946 random house green hardcover torontovintages. Mary jane ward august 27, 1905 in fairmount, indiana february 17, 1981, in tucson, arizona was an american novelist whose semiautobiographical book the snake pit was made into an oscarwinning film. Having studied the topic extensively myself, i would say this book is fairly.
Mary jane ward 19051981 was the author of eight novels, including three autobiographical works that concern mental illness and its treatment. Mary jane ward s novel, the basis for this film, was an autobiographical. This chapter reconstructs the publication and reception of mary jane ward s the snake pit 1946, an autobiographical novel about ward s experiences as a psychiatric patient in a state mental. Jane s fighting ships 194445 in a very good shape corrected to april 1946. The snake pit mary jane ward cassell melbourne 1947. The snake pit by mary jane ward first 1946 from revue. If you own this book, you can mail it to our address below. The snake pit by mary jane ward 1946 first edition. The snake pit plunged into the world of the mentally ill, she struggled back to health and freedom mary jane ward. A 75th anniversary edition of the landmark novel that forever changed the way we think about mental illness and its treatment. A 75th anniversary edition of the landmark novel that forever changed the way we think about mental illness and its treatment after experiencing a nervous breakdown in 1940, novelist mary jane ward was misdiagnosed as schizophrenic and committed to rockland state hospital in orangeburg, new york. Sources indicate that when the book was published, ward denied that it was based on personal experience. Book condition used good jacket condition none quantity available 1 edition first binding hardcover publisher random house place of publication new york, new york date published 1946 keywords. The snake pit charts the eight months in 1941 that ward spent in rockland state hospital in orangeburg, new york, where her therapy included.
Anatole litvaks the snake pit on twilight time blu. A psychodynamic approach to the understanding and guidance of children infused north american popular culture. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. The snake pit mary jane ward 1946 rare collectible book titostreasure. What the heroine endures and suffers is terrifying. The snake pit by mary jane ward 1946 hardcover w dust jacket. Her papers are held at boston universitys howard gotlieb archival research center. Fictional mental hospital novels, memoirs of madness, best books of the decade. We realize within the first virginia cunningham is a writer. One of them is this the snake pit by mary jane ward 1946 first edition by mary jane ward as your favored publication.
You can also purchase this book from a vendor and ship it to our address. The film is based on mary jane wards novel also titled the snake pit which. About the author mary jane ward 19051981 was the author of nine novels, including her three autobiographical novels that concern mental illness and its treatment the snake pit 1946, counterclockwise 1969, and the other caroline 1970. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. She studied art and piano and won a years scholarship at the chicago lyceum of arts conservatory. As the snake pit begins, she does not forget this, but she finds herself disoriented without her glasses, lost in new york city, and concerned that she has forgotten her address. Mary jane ward lived most of her life in evanston, illinois, where she attended evanston high school and northwestern university. The snake pit by mary jane ward penguin random house canada. The snake pit and social awareness and treatment of. Obtaining this book the snake pit by mary jane ward 1946 first. But apparently it was indeed based on her own experience, and we are told that the snake pit played a role in getting reforms to mental health care in america. Loa books are distributed worldwide by penguin random. From that horrific experience came this landmark novel. Snake pit, study of mental ills based on mary jane wards.
She was, probably erroneously, diagnosed with schizophrenia. Mooresville public library mooresville, indiana presents a book trailer featuring the snake pit, by indianaborn author mary jane ward. The snake pit mary jane ward national library of australia. Nov 09, 2018 here i have provided 12 interesting and intriguing trivia facts i wanted to keep it limited about the snake pit. Mar 24, 2008 the author of five previous novelsonly two of which had been published mary jane ward was unprepared for the firestorm that surrounded the snake pit when it was released in 1946. Mary jane ward was an american novelist whose semiautobiographical book the snake pit was made into an oscarwinning film.
Litvak and robert bassler for twentieth centuryfox. Mary jane ward continues to write from within virginias mind convincingly for the duration of the book. Will include dust jacket if it originally came with one. A 75th anniversary edition of the landmark novel that forever changed the way we think about mental illness and its treatmentafter experiencing a nervous. Following a mental collapse, a woman is placed in a mental institution by her husband where her depression is treated by electric shock, hydrotherapy, drugs. Mary jane ward author visit amazons mary jane ward page. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. When you buy books using these links the internet archive may earn a small commission. For other people named mary ward, see mary ward disambiguation. Snake pit by mary jane ward hardcover excellent condition. Its a good book, in that it is informative as to horrors of psychiatric hospitals decades ago. The snake pit by mary jane ward 1946 first edition ward, mary jane. The severity of her depression causes her sympathetic doctor to try electric shock, hydrotherapy, and drugs, along with psychoanalysis. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Internet archive open library book donations 300 funston avenue san francisco, ca 94118. This was a pretty good showing for a family of hoosier hicks, as the press pointed out. Goodreads members voted the snake pit into the following lists. The snake pit a novel by mary jane ward cassell and company, london 1947 long ago they lowered insane persons into snake pits. Snake pit, study of mental ills based on mary jane wards novel. Author mary jane ward random house 1946 hardcover condition very good the dustjacket is in poor. Below, varieties of e book the snake pit by mary jane ward 1946 first edition by mary jane ward as well as collections are offered to download and install. Telling the poignant story of a young married woman who is slowly returned to sanity from a mental derangempnt brought on by a complex of great depth, it goes.
A novel by mary jane ward 1946 hardcover book themodernfirst. The films director, anatole litvak, adheres closely to the book and does not sensationalize the topic for cinematic purposes. Ward and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The snake pit by mary jane ward hardcover 1946 from nans. After experiencing a nervous breakdown in 1940, novelist mary jane ward was misdiagnosed as schizophrenic and committed to rockland state. This chapter reconstructs the publication and reception of mary jane wards the snake pit 1946, an autobiographical novel about wards experiences. Mary jane ward s powerful novel, the snake pit, is hardly one which hollywood might have been expected to choose for transcription to the screen. Larry lockridge is professor emeritus of english at new york university, and has. The films director, anatole litvak, adheres closely to the book and does not. It is rare for a novel to radically affect the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, yet mary jane wards novel, the snake pit 1946, drew. My fathers double second cousin, mary jane ward, wrote the novel the snake pit which was the bestselling novel in 1946, only two years before raintree county.
It was adapted from mary jane ward s 1946 semiautobiographical novel of the same name. The snake pit 1946, counterclockwise 1969, and the other caroline 1970. By getting the writer as well as motif to obtain, you could find a lot of titles that supply their information to acquire. Mary jane ward moment of indiana history indiana public media. Snake pit, study of mental ills based on mary jane ward. Why should be book the snake pit by mary jane ward 1946 first edition by mary jane ward publication is one of the easy sources to try to find. May 08, 2019 t he release of anatole litvaks the snake pit in 1948, on the heels of mary jane ward s semiautobiographical book of the same name, ushered in a sea changenamely, the reform of state mental hospitals. Following an emotional collapse a woman is placed in a mental institution by her husband.
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