Madness in medieval French literature : identities found and lost
Huot, SylviaAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2003.
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 Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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French literature
Mental illness in literature
Mental Disorders
Literature, Medieval
Medicine in Literature
Psychiatry and Psychology
Literature
Humanities
French Literature
Romance Literatures
Languages & Literatures