Madness and irrationality in Spanish and Latin American literature and culture. / Lloyd Hughes Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Lloyd Hughes, author.

Series:

Iberian and Latin American Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental illness in literature.

Spanish literature.

Latin American literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff, Wales : University of Wales Press, 2020.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78683-576-2

OCLC:

1182857577