This critical study examines the concept of identity in the works of 19th century American and British authors, focusing especially on psychologically mad, vague, shifting and dualistic characterization. Authors examined include Ambrose Bierce, Henry James, Wilkie Collins, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Chesnutt, Lillie Devereux Blake, and Mary Elizabeth Braddon. The text discusses how each author was influenced by contemporary events, how those experiences shaped contemporary intellectual thought regarding identity, and how the resulting concern with personal identity manifested in literary characters who were either in search of or running from themselves.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mcfarland & Co Inc
ISBN-13
9780786432240
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96534337
Product Key Features
Book Title
Madness and the Loss of Identity in Nineteenth Century Fiction
Author
Judy Cornes
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Books
Publication Year
2007
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Judy Cornes
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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