Topics in Contemporary American Literature
Elsa Muller profile
MW 3-4:30
This course will explore the relation between madness and narrative in historical, cultural, psychological and narratological terms. Beginning with three classic' narratives--novels by Kesey, Vonnegut, and Heller--the course will move on to more recently published works of madness and obsession. Needless to say, Michel Foucault's Madness and Civilization will serve as an important theoretical backdrop.
updated 2006-10-10
