Madness in literature
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
Print Book, English, ©1980
Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., ©1980
xvi, 331 pages ; 23 cm
9780691064277, 9780691014012, 069106427X, 0691014019
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