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Madness in medieval French literature : identities found and lost /

Madness is a frequent theme in medieval French literature. This title presents a variety of texts which illustrate the wide range of attitudes towards madness and its uses as a literary device, tying in with contemporary interest in the politics of identity, and its literary constructions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Huot, Sylvia
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
French literature > To 1500.
Mental illness in literature.
Medicine in literature.
Mental illness.
Literature, Medieval.
Medicine in Literature
Mental Disorders
Literature, Medieval
France
Littérature française > Jusqu'à 1500.
Maladies mentales dans la littérature.
Médecine dans la littérature.
Maladies mentales.
Littérature médiévale.
mental disorders.
Mental illness
Medicine in literature
French literature
Mental illness in literature
To 1500
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Madness is a frequent theme in medieval French literature. This title presents a variety of texts which illustrate the wide range of attitudes towards madness and its uses as a literary device, tying in with contemporary interest in the politics of identity, and its literary constructions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-221) and index.
ISBN:9780191719110
0191719110