Voices from the asylum four French women writers, 1850-1920 /

Straddling the disciplines of literature and social history, and based on extensive archival research, this book makes a crucial contribution to the feminist project of writing women back into literary history. It brings to light the hitherto unrecognised literary tradition in the prehistory of psyc...

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Huvudupphovsman: Wilson, Susannah, 1976-
Materialtyp: E-bok
Språk:English
Publicerad: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Serie:Oxford modern languages and literature monographs.
Ämnen:
Claudel, Camille, > 1864-1943.
Rouy, Hersilie, > 1814-1881.
Esquiron, Marie.
Lair Lamotte, Pauline, > 1853-1918.
Autobiography.
Autobiography > Women authors.
Psychiatry in literature.
Psychiatric hospital patients > France > History > 19th century.
Women > Mental health.
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Sammanfattning:Straddling the disciplines of literature and social history, and based on extensive archival research, this book makes a crucial contribution to the feminist project of writing women back into literary history. It brings to light the hitherto unrecognised literary tradition in the prehistory of psychoanalysis: the psychiatric memoir.
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Fysisk beskrivning:1 online resource (248 p.).
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191595226 (ebook) :

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