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Madness in medieval French literature : identities found and lost
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Huot, Sylvia, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- French literature--To 1500--History and criticism.
- French literature.
- Mental illness in literature.
- Mental Disorders.
- Literature, Medieval.
- Medicine in Literature.
- Psychiatry.
- Literature.
- Humanities.
- Medical Subjects:
- Mental Disorders.
- Literature, Medieval.
- Medicine in Literature.
- Psychiatry.
- Literature.
- Humanities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 p.)
- Other Title:
- Madness in medieval French literature
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780191719110 (ebook) :
- 0191719110 (ebook) :
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