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The present paper discusses the types, functions and limitations of the madness narrative, a particular type of text dealing with a popular research topic: mental instability, within the larger contexts of women’s autobiographical writing and illness-based writing. The overview aims to provide the theoretical framework necessary for the further analysis of specific madness narratives.

The Madness Narrative, Between the Literary, the Therapeutic and the Political

“Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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The present paper discusses the types, functions and limitations of the madness narrative, a particular type of text dealing with a popular research topic:...

The Madness Narrative, Between the Literary, the Therapeutic and the Political

Online veröffentlicht: 22. Feb. 2013

Seitenbereich: 312 - 323

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2013-0030

Schlüsselwörter
autobiographical fiction, madness, madness narrative, pathography, scriptotherapy

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The Madness Narrative, Between the Literary, the Therapeutic and the Political

Online veröffentlicht: 22. Feb. 2013

Seitenbereich: 312 - 323

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2013-0030

Schlüsselwörterautobiographical fiction, madness, madness narrative, pathography, scriptotherapy

This content is open access.

Schlüsselwörter
autobiographical fiction, madness, madness narrative, pathography, scriptotherapy