Madness in Medieval French Literature: Identities Found and LostOxford University Press, 2003 - 224 oldal Written by one of the leading critics in medieval studies, this new book explores the representations of madness in medieval French literature. Drawing on a range of modern psychoanalytic theories and an impressive range of texts from the twelfth to the fifteenth century, Sylvia Huot focuses on the relationship between madness and identity, both personal and collective, and demonstrates the cultural significance of madness in the Middle Ages. |
Tartalomjegyzék
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
ABJECT INSANITY MADNESS SUBLIME | 9 |
THE SPECULAR MADMAN 410 | 40 |
MADNESS | 65 |
HETEROSEXUALITY AND ITS DISCONTENTS 46 | 97 |
A LIVING DEATH | 136 |
MADNESS AND THE BODY | 180 |
CODA | 210 |
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