Representation of madness in contemporary Black literature

Representation of madness in contemporary Black literature

This thesis uses Bakhtinian theory, in particular the chronotope, as well as insights into my personal writing and other texts to look at the representation of madness in contemporary black literature. The representation of madness is reflected in three texts by writers of African descent: Breath, E...

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Main Author:	Yearwood, Susan J.
Published:	Sheffield Hallam University 2005
Online Access:	http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.741370

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