Title: Madness in medieval French literature
First published: 2003
Description: "This new book, from one of the leading critics in medieval studies, ties in with contemporary interest in the politics of identity, and literary constructions of identity. There are many studies of gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity, and class in medieval literature and society, but far fewer of madness. Yet madness is the ultimate 'queerness' or 'otherness, ' the limit of the human condition. Madness has been identified as an important topic in feminist criticism, but has been explored largely with regard to nineteenth- and twentieth-century studies. The cultural significance of madness in the Middle Ages is often misrepresented in contemporary discussions. Sylvia Huot redresses that imbalance."--Jacket.
Subjects: French literature, Mental illness in literature, History and criticism, French literature, history and criticism, to 1500, Medicine in Literature, Mental Disorders, Medieval Literature, Criticism and interpretation, Themes, motives, Littérature française, Histoire et critique, Maladies mentales dans la littérature
Time periods: To 1500
LC classification: PQ155.M53 H86 2003