Head of darkness : representations of "madness" in postcolonial Zimbabwean literature

Head of darkness : representations of "madness" in postcolonial Zimbabwean literature

This study critically explores the numerous strains of “madness” that Zimbabwean authors represent in their postcolonial literature. My focus is on their reflection of “madness” as either an individual state of being, or as symptomatic of the socio-political and economic condition in the country. I...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chigwedere, Yuleth
Other Authors: Murray, Jessica (Professor of English)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Madness
Insanity
Trauma
Depression
Identity
Postcolonial literature
Existential psychoanalysis
Imperialism
Colonialism
Ontological insecurity
Subversion
Gender
Zimbabwean literature
823.914
Zimbabwean fiction (English)
Social history in literature > History and criticism
Manners and customs in literature > History and criticism
Identity (Psychology)
Women in literature > History and criticism
Anger in literature > History and criticism
Online Access:Chigwedere, Yuleth (2015) Head of darkness : representations of "madness" in postcolonial Zimbabwean literature, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20981>
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20981

Internet

Chigwedere, Yuleth (2015) Head of darkness : representations of "madness" in postcolonial Zimbabwean literature, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20981>
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20981

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