(Paperback)

To probe the literary representation of the alienated mind, this work examines mad protagonists of literature and the work of writers for whom madness is a vehicle of self-revelation. It shows how literary interpretations of madness, as well as madness itself, reflect the very cultural assumptions, values, and prohibitions they challenge.

(Paperback)

"From Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace) to Zeus (chief god of the Greeks), this authoritative handbook covers all the major aspects of Greek and Roman literature, mythology, and civilization. It featu"