Cultural Constructions of Madness in Eighteenth-Century Writing: Representing the Insane

Ingram, Allan; Faubert, Michelle

ISBN 10: 1403945950 / ISBN 13: 9781403945952

Edité par Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire, UK / New York, NY, 2004

x + 246 pp, list of 11 illustrations, 8 chapters with notes, bibliography, index. 1/4" nick on front hinge about 3" from the top, two polka dot black marker points on bottom edge text block, else Fine / HC 5.75" x 8.75" blossy pictorial boards. Binding tight, pages clean, unmarked, exterior with nick, else Fine. Size: Slim Octavo. N° de réf. du vendeur 009626

Synopsis :

Cultural Constructions of Madness in the Eighteenth Century deals with the (mis)representation of insanity through a substantial range of literary forms and figures from across the eighteenth century and beyond. Chapters cover the representation, distortion, sentimentalization and elevation of insanity, and such associated issues as gender, personal identity, and performance, in some of the best, as well as some of the least, known writers of the period. A selection of visual material, including works by Hogarth, Rowlandson, and Gillray, is also discussed. While primarily adopting a literary focus, the work is informed throughout by an alertness to significant issues of medical and psychiatric history.

À propos de l?auteur: ALLAN INGRAM is Professor of English at the University of Northumbria, UK. He has published widely on eighteenth-century topics and has spoken, mainly on insanity, in various European countries and in North America.

MICHELLE FAUBERT holds a doctorate on Romantic Madness from the University of Toronto, Canada. She has published on Byron, on Hopkins and on Hardy.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Cultural Constructions of Madness in ...
Éditeur : Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire, UK / New York, NY
Date d'édition : 2004
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Edition : First Edition.
Type de livre : Book