Dionysus in Literature: Essays on Literary Madness

by Branimir M. Rieger (Editor)

Overview

In this anthology, outstanding authorities present their assessments of literary madness in a variety of topics and approaches. The entire collection of essays presents intriguing aspects of the Dionysian element in literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780299278731
Publisher:	University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date:	06/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	242
Lexile:	1390L (what's this?)
File size:	433 KB

Table of Contents

Contents Introduction Dionysus in Literature: Essays on Literary Madness Literary Theories and the Concept of Madness Are Creative Writers Mad? An Empirical Perspective Through a Lens, Darkly A Horneyan Approach to American Literature The Lineage of Mad Scientists: Anti-types of Merlin Madness, Masochism and Morality: Dostoyevsky and His Underground Man Hamiet: Madness and the Eye of the Reader Vision, Madness, Myth and William Blake Postmortem Diagnoses of Virginia Woolf's "Madness": The Precarious Quest for Truth Herman Melville and "The Sane Madness of Vital Truth" Inmates Running the Asylum: The Institution in Contemporary Ameriean Fiction Faulkner and the Furies Images of the Shaman in the Works of Kurt Vonnegut Stephen King's Misery: Manie Depression and Creativity The Class Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: A Theme Course on "Madness in Literature" Contributors

Editorial Reviews

An outstanding collection of essays that presents assessments of literary madness in a variety of topics and approaches. Editor Rieger's (English, Lander U., Greenwood, S.C.) introductory chapter gives a cultural and linguistic history of literary madness, while his concluding chapter describes a course on "Madness in Literature." Paper edition (unseen), $15.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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