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Mad Muse: The Mental Illness Memoir in a Writer's Life and Work Berman, Jeffrey (University of Albany, State University of New York, USA)
Mad Muse: The Mental Illness Memoir in a Writer's Life and Work
Berman, Jeffrey (University of Albany, State University of New York, USA)
Many of the well-respected scholarly studies of autobiographical writing have little or nothing to say about mental illness. This book uncovers the mysterious relationship between mood disorders and creativity through the lives of seven writers, demonstrating how mental illness is sometimes the driving force behind creativity.
384 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 3, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9781789738100 |
| Publishers | Emerald Publishing Limited |
| Pages | 384 |
| Dimensions | 215 × 139 × 21 mm · 490 g |
| Language | English |