Madness in Literature

Madness in Literature
ISBN-10
0691014019
ISBN-13
9780691014012
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
356
Language
English
Published
1983-03-21
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Author
Lillian Feder

Description

To probe the literary representation of the alienated mind, Lillian Feder examines mad protagonists of literature and the work of writers for whom madness is a vehicle of self-revelation. Ranging from ancient Greek myth and tragedy to contemporary poetry, fiction, and drama, Professor Feder shows how literary interpretations of madness, as well as madness itself, reflect the very cultural assumptions, values, and prohibitions they challenge.

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