Madness in Literature

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ISBN: 9780691014012 | 0691014019
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 3/1/1983

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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.

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Acknowledgments	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Varieties of Madness: Approach and Method	p. 3
Dionysiac Frenzy and Other Ancient Prototypes of Madness	p. 35
Reason in Madness	p. 98
The Spleen, the Vapors, and the God Within	p. 147
Madness as a Goal	p. 203
Conclusion	p. 279
Notes	p. 287
Index	p. 317
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