Out of Her Mind Women Writing on Madness

Name: Out of Her Mind Women Writing on Madness
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ISBN: 9780375755026

ISBN-10: 0375755020

ISBN-13: 9780375755026

Edition: 2003

Authors: Rebecca Shannonhouse

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Out of Her Mind, edited by Rebecca Shannonhouse, captures the best literature by and about women struggling with madness. A remarkable chronicle of gifted and unconventional women who have spun their inner turmoil into literary gold, the collection features classic short stories, breathtaking literary excerpts, key historical writings, and previously unpublished letters by Zelda Fitzgerald. Shannonhouse’s recent anthology, Under the Influence: The Literature of Addiction, is also available as a Modern Library Paperback Original.

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/4/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.16" wide x 7.99" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 0.418
Language: English



Introduction


from The Book of Margery Kempe



from "On Behalf of the Insane Poor"



from Modern Persecution, or Insane Asylums Unveiled



from Ten Days in a Mad-House, or Nellie Bly's Experiences on Blackwell's Island



"The Yellow Wallpaper"



"The Confessions of a Nervous Woman"


Letters



from The Snake Pit



from Autobiography of a Schizophrenic Girl



from Faces in the Water



from The Bell Jar



from The Woman Warrior



from The Loony-Bin Trip



from By Her Own Hand



from Girl, Interrupted



from Searching for Mercy Street



from The Beast



From "Black Swans"



from Willow Weep for Me



"Isolation"



"Thorazine Shuffle"



"A Better Place to Live"



Notes About the Contributors