This collection takes as its starting point the ubiquitous
representation of various forms of mental illness, breakdown and
psychopathology in Caribbean writing, and the fact that this topic
has been relatively neglected in criticism, especially in
Anglophone texts, apart from the scholarship devoted to Jean
Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea (1966). The contributions to
this volume demonstrate that much remains to be done in rethinking
the trope of “madness” across Caribbean literature by local and
diaspora writers. This book asks how focusing on literary
manifestations of apparent mental aberration can extend our
understanding of Caribbean narrative and culture, and can help us
to interrogate the norms that have been used to categorize art from
the region, as well as the boundaries between notions of
rationality, transcendence and insanity across cultures.
General
Imprint: |
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
|
Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Release date: |
December 2019 |
Firstpublished: |
2018 |
Editors: |
Bénédicte Ledent
• Evelyn O'Callaghan
• Daria Tunca
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
220 |
Edition: |
1st ed. 2018 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-040533-5 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
3-03-040533-8 |
Barcode: |
9783030405335 |
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