Writers on the Spectrum : How Autism and Asperger Syndrome have Influenced Literary Writing.
Title:
Writers on the Spectrum : How Autism and Asperger Syndrome have Influenced Literary Writing.
Author:
Brown, Julie.
ISBN:
9780857002181
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (244 pages)
Contents:
FRONT COVER -- Writers on the Spectrum: How Autism and Asperger Syndrome have Influenced Literary Writing -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PREFACE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Hans Christian Andersen -- 3. Henry David Thoreau -- 4. Herman Melville -- 5. Emily Dickinson -- 6. Lewis Carroll -- 7. William Butler Yeats -- 8. Sherwood Anderson -- 9. Opal Whiteley -- 10. Autistic Autobiography -- FURTHER READING -- back cover.
Abstract:
Some of the world's most celebrated authors indicate signs of autism and AS. Through analysis of biographies, autobiographies, letters and diaries, Professor Julie Brown identifies literary talents who display characteristics of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and uncovers the similarities in their writing that suggest atypical, autistic brains.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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