Madness in literature

Cover Page -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 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...

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Main Author: Feder, Lillian (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Princeton Princeton University Press 1980
In:Year: 1980
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Insanity (Motif) / Literature
B Literature / Insanity
B Girard, René 1923-2015
Further subjects:B Electronic books
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Cover Page -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 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 -- 1. The Return of the Dionysiac -- 2. The Aesthetics of Madness -- VI. Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (354 pages)
ISBN:978-0-691-21973-8