Madness and the loss of identity in nineteenth century fiction
By: Judy Cornes.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780786432240
Subjects: Identity (Psychology) in literature.; American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Description: "The text discusses how authors (Ambrose Bierce, Henry James, Wilkie Collins, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Chesnutt, Lillie Devereux Blake, and Mary Elizabeth Braddon) was influenced by contemporary events, how those experiences shaped contemporary intellectual thought regarding identity, and how the resulting concern with personal identity manifested in literary characters who were in search of or running from themselves"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.