Madness in medieval french literature: identities found and lost
Editorial OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Espanya peninsular
- Editorial OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- ISBN13 9780199252121
- ISBN10 0199252122
- Tipus Llibre
- Pàgines 224
- Any Edició 2003
- Encuadernació Tela
Seccions
Literatura Europea MedievalMadness in medieval french literature: identities found and lost
Editorial OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Espanya peninsular
Detalls del llibre
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.