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Cultural Constructions of Madness in Eighteenth-Century Writing: Representing the Insane

By Michelle Faubert , Allan Ingram

Book information

Year
2005
ISBN
1403945950, 9781403945952, 9780230510890
LCC
PR448.M45 I44 2005
Open Library ID
OL22608931M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1428150 bytes)
Pages
264\256
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This work deals with the (mis)representation of insanity through a substantial range of literary forms and figures from across the eighteenth century and beyond. Chapters cover the representation, distortion, sentimentalization and elevation of insanity, and such associated issues as gender, personal identity, and performance, in some of the best and least known writers of the period. A selection of visual material, including works by Hogarth, Rowlandson, and Gillray, is also discussed. While primarily adopting a literary focus, the work is informed throughout by an alertness to significant issues of medical and psychiatric history.

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