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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 ho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Feder, Lillian (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1980.
Temas:
Mental illness in literature.
Maladies mentales dans la littérature.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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