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Insanity as redemption in contemporary American fiction : inmates running the asylum /

Main Author: Lupack, Barbara Tepa.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©1995.
Subjects:
American fiction > History and criticism. > 20th century
Literature and mental illness > History > 20th century. > United States
Psychiatric hospital patients in literature.
Mentally ill in literature.
Redemption in literature.
Roman américain > Histoire et critique. > 20e siècle
Littérature et maladies mentales > Histoire > 20e siècle. > États-Unis
Malades mentaux dans la littérature.
Rédemption dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction.
Literature and mental illness.
Fictie.
Amerikaans.
Psychiatrische patiënten.
United States.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=20779
Table of Contents:
  • Inmates running the asylum: The individual versus the institution
  • Seeking a sane asylum: Catch-22
  • Hail to the chief: One flew over the cuckoo's nest
  • Pilgrim's regress: Slaughterhouse-five
  • Happening by chance: Being there
  • When dark gods prey: Sophie's choice.

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