Decadent genealogies : the rhetoric of sickness from Baudelaire to D'Annunzio /

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Barbara Spackman here examines the ways in which decadent writers adopted the language of physiological illness and alteration as a figure for psychic otherness. By means of an ideological and rhetorical analysis of scientific as well as literary texts, she shows how the rhetoric of sickness provide...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Spackman, Barbara, 1952- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, [1989]
Temas:
1800-1999
Decadence (Literary movement)
Decadence in literature.
Mental illness in literature.
Literature, Modern > 19th century > History and criticism.
Literature, Modern > 20th century > History and criticism.
Literature > Psychology.
Décadentisme.
Décadence dans la littérature.
Maladies mentales dans la littérature.
Littérature > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature > Aspect psychologique.
Littérature > Psychologie.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Literature, Modern.
Letterkunde.
Decadentie.
Geestelijke crises.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Barbara Spackman here examines the ways in which decadent writers adopted the language of physiological illness and alteration as a figure for psychic otherness. By means of an ideological and rhetorical analysis of scientific as well as literary texts, she shows how the rhetoric of sickness provided the male decadent writer with an alibi for the occupation and appropriation of the female body.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501723315
1501723316
9781501723308
1501723308

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