MADNESS NARRATIVES AND THEIR RECEPTION: MOTIVATION, CHALLENGES AND IMPACT
MADNESS NARRATIVES AND THEIR RECEPTION: MOTIVATION, CHALLENGES AND IMPACT
Author(s): ANCA-LUISA VIUSENCOSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: author/reader/critic dynamics;autobiographical writing;filmic adaptation;madness narrative;viewing ethics;
Summary/Abstract: Madness narratives have managed to advance thorny issues regarding humanity and human rights, as well as raise profound questions such as: What is real? Can truth be regulated? Can mind and soul be equated? How much subjectivity is one, in fact, allowed? What is, however, the immediate impact of such charged texts upon those who come into contact with them? The present paper – an overview of the responses to both written (focusing on female-authored autobiographical texts) and filmic madness narratives – is, essentially, an attempt at comprehending both the individuals behind and those in front of the page and/or screen.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 23
- Page Range: 39-50
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
