Madness and the loss of identity in nineteenth century fiction /

Madness and the loss of identity in nineteenth century fiction /

"The text discusses how authors (Ambrose Bierce, Henry James, Wilkie Collins, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Chesnutt, Lillie Devereux Blake, and Mary Elizabeth Braddon) was influenced by contemporary events, how those experiences shaped contemporary intellectual thought regarding identity, an...

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Main Author:	Cornes, Judy, 1945-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2008]
Subjects:	Identity (Psychology) in literature. American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.

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