Product Description: Dr. Viola Davis' THE CREATIVE USE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA IN CARIBBEAN WRITING, (Revised Edition) focuses on the literary works of four of the Caribbean's most prominent writers: Edward 'Kamau' Brathwaite of Barbados, Wilson Harris of Guyana, VS...read more

Product Description: Lenz, Georg Büchner’s visionary exploration of an 18th-century playwright’s descent into madness, has been called the inception of European modernist prose. Elias Canetti considered this short novella one of the decisive reading experiences of his life, and writers as various as Paul Celan, Christa Wolff, Peter Schneider, and Gert Hofmann have paid homage to it in their works...read more

Product Description: Re-examining the works of France’s most controversial of literary figures, this book contends that Louis-Ferdinand Céline’s pronouncements on the importance of style must be taken seriously if an understanding of those works is to be reached...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This study evaluates Georg Buchner's portrayal of insanity in his works "Lenz" and "Woyzeck" in relation to the medical opinion of his time, and to contemporaneous literary treatments of the same subject in German. It provides a range of documentary evidence to reveal the accuracy of his insights...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)