Depression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster Walla... - 9780367858599

Name: Depression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster Walla... - 9780367858599
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Depression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster WallaceAuthor(s): Rob Mayo\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367858599, 978-0367858599\nSynopsis\nDepression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster Wallace is the first full-length study of this critically overlooked theme, addressing a major gap in Wallace studies. Wallace has long been recognised as a depression laureate inheriting a mantle previously held by Sylvia Plath due to the frequent and remarkable depictions of depressed characters in his fiction. However, this book resists taking Wallaces fiction at face value and instead situates close reading of his complex fictions in theoretical dialogue both with philosophical and theoretical texts and with contemporary authors and infl uences. This book explores Wallaces complex engagement with philosophical and medical ideas of emotional suffering and demonstrates how this evolves over his career. The.