Tucked away in the picturesque German town of Pirna, not far from Dresden, Sonnenstein Castle’s first claim to fame fit its tranquil setting. In 1811, Saxony’s king converted it into a model asylum ...

Poet and memoirist Antonetta (The Terrible Unlikelihood of Our Being Here) offers a striking study of the evolution of modern psychiatry. The narrative centers around the Sonnenstein, a fortress in ...

Tucked away in the picturesque German town of Pirna, not far from Dresden, Sonnenstein Castle’s first claim to fame fit its tranquil setting. In 1811, Saxony’s king converted it into a model asylum ...