Madness in Anglophone Caribbean Literature - On the Edge (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

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 International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	New Caribbean Studies
Release date:	December 2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	Benedicte Ledent • Evelyn O'Callaghan • Daria Tunca
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	220
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-98179-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > General
LSN:	3-319-98179-X
Barcode:	9783319981796

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