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Madness in Literature / Lillian Feder.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©1980Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691219738
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 809/.933/53 23
LOC classification:
  • PN56.M45
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- MADNESS IN LITERATURE -- I. Varieties of Madness: Approach and Method -- II. Dionysiac Frenzy and Other Ancient Prototypes of Madness -- III. Reason in Madness -- IV. The Spleen, the Vapors, and the God Within -- V. Madness as a Goal -- VI. Conclusion -- Notes -- Index
Summary: To probe the literary representation of the alienated mind, Lillian Feder examines mad protagonists of literature and the work of writers for whom madness is a vehicle of self-revelation. Ranging from ancient Greek myth and tragedy to contemporary poetry, fiction, and drama, Professor Feder shows how literary interpretations of madness, as well as madness itself, reflect the very cultural assumptions, values, and prohibitions they challenge.
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- MADNESS IN LITERATURE -- I. Varieties of Madness: Approach and Method -- II. Dionysiac Frenzy and Other Ancient Prototypes of Madness -- III. Reason in Madness -- IV. The Spleen, the Vapors, and the God Within -- V. Madness as a Goal -- VI. Conclusion -- Notes -- Index

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To probe the literary representation of the alienated mind, Lillian Feder examines mad protagonists of literature and the work of writers for whom madness is a vehicle of self-revelation. Ranging from ancient Greek myth and tragedy to contemporary poetry, fiction, and drama, Professor Feder shows how literary interpretations of madness, as well as madness itself, reflect the very cultural assumptions, values, and prohibitions they challenge.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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