Latin American Women and the Literature of Madness
Narratives at the Crossroads of Gender, Politics and the Mind
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Women&, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Elvira Sánchez-Blake, Laura Kanost | ISBN: | 9781476621104 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | May 11, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Elvira Sánchez-Blake, Laura Kanost |
| ISBN: | 9781476621104 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | May 11, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
At the turn of the millennium, narrative works by Latin American women writers have represented madness within contexts of sociopolitical strife and gender inequality. This book explores contemporary Latin American realities through madness narratives by prominent women authors, including Cristina Peri Rossi (Uruguay), Lya Luft (Brazil), Diamela Eltit (Chile), Cristina Rivera Garza (Mexico), Laura Restrepo (Colombia) and Irene Vilar (Puerto Rico). Close reading of these works reveals a pattern of literary techniques—a “poetics of madness”—employed by the writers to represent conditions that defy language, make sociopolitical crises tangible and register cultural perceptions of mental illness through literature.
At the turn of the millennium, narrative works by Latin American women writers have represented madness within contexts of sociopolitical strife and gender inequality. This book explores contemporary Latin American realities through madness narratives by prominent women authors, including Cristina Peri Rossi (Uruguay), Lya Luft (Brazil), Diamela Eltit (Chile), Cristina Rivera Garza (Mexico), Laura Restrepo (Colombia) and Irene Vilar (Puerto Rico). Close reading of these works reveals a pattern of literary techniques—a “poetics of madness”—employed by the writers to represent conditions that defy language, make sociopolitical crises tangible and register cultural perceptions of mental illness through literature.
