Cultural constructions of madness in eighteenth century writing : representing the insane / Allan Ingram with Michelle Faubert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ingram, Allan.

Contributor:

Faubert, Michelle.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--18th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Literature and mental illness--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Literature and mental illness.

Mental illness in literature.

Mentally ill in literature.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

x, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-239) and index.

ISBN:

1403945950

OCLC:

55845724