
Percyscapes: The Fugue State in Twentieth-century Southern Fiction
Hardback Published on: 01/06/1999
Price: £23.95
Synopsis
An exploration of the work of Walker Percy, focusing on the fugue state - a form of hysterical dissociation marked by temporary amnesia and physical wandering. Rudnicki argues that this expresses the existential conflict of wanting both to integrate with the world and escape it.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
- ISBN: 9780807123447
- Number of pages: 176
- Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23 mm
- Weight: 454g
















