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Madness in literature / Lillian Feder.
By: Feder, Lillian
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BookPublisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1980Description: xvi, 333 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 069106427X.Subject(s): Mental illness in literatureDDC classification: 801
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Store Item | 801 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00063398 |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Includes index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgments (p. vii)
- Preface (p. xi)
- I. Varieties of Madness: Approach and Method (p. 3)
- II. Dionysiac Frenzy and Other Ancient Prototypes of Madness (p. 35)
- III. Reason in Madness (p. 98)
- IV. The Spleen, the Vapors, and the God Within (p. 147)
- V Madness as a Goal (p. 203)
- VI. Conclusion (p. 279)
- Notes (p. 287)
- Index (p. 317)