Identifies mythological characters, statesmen, historians, poets, and philosophers, describes important classical works, and includes information on the history of the period

Product Description: To probe the literary representation of the alienated mind, Lillian Feder examines mad protagonists of literature and the work of writers for whom madness is a vehicle of self-revelation. Ranging from ancient Greek myth and tragedy to contemporary poetry, fiction, and drama, Professor Feder shows how literary interpretations of madness, as well as madness itself, reflect the very cultural assumptions, values, and prohibitions they challenge...read more

Product Description: The Description for this book, Ancient Myth in Modern Poetry, will be forthcoming.