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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464841003321

Titolo

Madness, love and tragedy in nineteenth and twentieth century Spain / / edited by Marta Manrique Gómez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, [England] : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-4438-5609-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 p.)

Disciplina

809.933561

Soggetti

Mental illness in literature

Spanish literature - 19th century - History and criticism

Spanish literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PROLOGUE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CONTRIBUTORS

Sommario/riassunto

How do Spanish writers of the 19th and 20th century define and represent madness, a basic and controversial aspect of world culture, and how do the different conceptions of madness intersect with love, religion, politics, and other literary themes in Spanish society? This multi-author book analyzes the theme of madness in formative masterpieces of Spanish literature of the 19th and 20th century through the use of relevant critical and theoretical approaches. In this context, authors studied i...