Insanity, Individuals and Society in Late-Medieval English Literature: The Subject of Madness (Studies in Mediaeval Literature)

By Stephen Harper and Stephen Harper

This work examines representations of madness in a variety of late-medieval texts, showing how writers exploited the conventional understandings of madness for personal and political purposes. It challenges romantic and progressivist theories about the history of madness.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773467521
• ISBN13: 9780773467521
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"