Literary madness in British, postcolonial, and Bedouin women's writing /

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This book considers the ways in which madness has been portrayed in writing by women writers. It readdresses the madwoman trope, opening up multiple sites of literary madness, examining places and spaces outside of the 'madwoman in the attic.' In particular, a transnational approach sets i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alshammari, Shahd (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2016]
Temas:
Women's writing.
Mentally ill women in literature.
Femmes vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale dans la littérature.
Literature & literary studies.
Psychology.
Cultural studies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Englisch
Frauenliteratur
Wahnsinn > Motiv
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book considers the ways in which madness has been portrayed in writing by women writers. It readdresses the madwoman trope, opening up multiple sites of literary madness, examining places and spaces outside of the 'madwoman in the attic.' In particular, a transnational approach sets itself up against a Eurocentric approach to literary madness. Women novelists from the Brontës to the Indian writer Arundhati Roy and Arab writers Fadia Faqir and Miral al-Tahawy interrogate patriarchal societies and oppressive cultures. Female characters who suffer from madness are strikingly similar in their.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (151 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages141-146) and index.
ISBN:9781443812948
1443812943

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