MADNESS AND IRRATIONALITY IN SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE

While many facets of human life, such as the exploration of space, have caught the imagination, human madness exerts the most enduring appeal. This book takes a fresh look at a variety of literary representations of the irrational, and explores its timeless fascination.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davies, Lloyd Hughes
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: CARDIFF : UNIV OF WALES PRESS, 2020.
Colección:Iberian and Latin American studies.
Temas:
Mental illness in literature.
Spanish literature > History and criticism.
Latin American literature > History and criticism.
Maladies mentales dans la littérature.
Littérature espagnole > Histoire et critique.
Littérature latino-américaine > Histoire et critique.
Latin American literature.
Spanish literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Series Editors' Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Concept of National Madness: The Argentine Paradigm
  • 3. 'Voices in the Wilderness': Conquest and Counter-Conquestin Abel Posse
  • 4. Morality, Madness, Memory: Royal Women in Fernando del Paso and Lourdes Ortiz
  • 5. Crime, Madness, Art: Alejandra Pizarnik and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
  • 6. Books about Books: Carlos Ruiz Zafón and Arturo Pérez-Reverte
  • 7. Self-Consciousness and Schizophrenia: The Literary World of Nuria Amat
  • 8. Joy in Paradise: José Lezama Lima
  • 9. Desert, Delirium, Digression: The Fictional Worlds of Juan José Saer
  • 10. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backcover

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