Diseases and Disorders in Contemporary Fiction: The Syndrome Syndrome

by James Peacock

Book Overview

The essays in this collection address the current preoccupation with neurological conditions and disorders in contemporary literature by British and American writers. The book places these fictional treatments within a broader cultural and historical context, exploring such topics as the two cultures debate, the neurological turn, postmodernism and the post-postmodern, and responses to September 11th. Considering a variety of materials including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415507405
• ISBN13: 9780415507400
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"