Writers in Prison
Writers in Prison
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Summary
A study of writers who are sent to prison, of prisoners who become writers and of the metaphors drawn from prison which influence our conceptions of everyday life. Ranging widely across history, the book charts the individual's impulse to survive through texts and song.
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Writers in Prison by Ioan Davies
Solzhenitsyn, Rosa Luxembourg, Boethius, Bunyan, Gramsci, Genet, Osip and Nadezha Mandlestam, Breyten Breytenbach, the Rosenbergs, Dostoievski: all of these authors wrote at times, and frequently for sustained periods, within conditions of enforced incarceration. Writers in Prison is an enthralling study of writers who are sent to prison, of prisoners who become writers, and of the metaphors drawn from prison which influence our conceptions of everyday life. Ranging widely across history, Ioan Davies charts the individual's impulse to survive through texts, through song, and through reclaiming his or her own voice against the imposition of other voices and other texts.
Ioan Davies was Professor of Sociology and Social and Political Thought at York University.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780631168317 |
| ISBN 10 | 0631168311 |
| Title | Writers in Prison |
| Author | Ioan Davies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 1990-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 242 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |