Antonia White and Manic-Depressive Illness

by Patricia Moran

Book Overview

Rereads Antonia White's writing within the context of manic-depressive illness
Misdiagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia instead of what was bipolar or manic-depressive illness, Antonia White turned repeatedly to psychoanalysis and Catholicism to resolve the emotional conflicts that she believed were the cause of her tumultuous moods, her inexplicable behaviour, and her writer's block. This study rereads White's writing within the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474452515
• ISBN13: 9781474452519
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"