He created fictionalized memoirs of 19th century figures such as Herculine Barbin, a French hermaphrodite, and Pierre Riviere, who was wrongfully accused of murdering his mother, sister and brother.
He created fictionalized memoirs of 19th century figures such as Herculine Barbin, a French hermaphrodite, and Pierre Riviere, who was wrongfully accused of murdering his mother, sister and brother. His epistemological works include The Order of Things and The Archaeology of Knowledge, while his ventures into direct literary criticism include "A Preface to Transgression" and Death and the Labyrinth. His interest in psychology comes forth in works such as The Birth of the Clinic and one subtitled "A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason," but he may be better known for a work whose parts include The Care of the Self and The Use of Pleasure. For 10 points name this French author of Madness and Civilization and a three-part History of Sexuality.
He created fictionalized memoirs of 19th century figures such as Herculine Barbin, a French hermaphrodite, and Pierre Riviere, who was wrongfully accused of murdering his mother, sister and brother.
Michel {Foucault}