The abyss above : philosophy and poetic madness in Plato, Holderlin, and Nietzsche / Silke-Maria Weineck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weineck, Silke-Maria, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato.

Hölderlin, Friedrich, 1770-1843.

Hölderlin, Friedrich.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Philosophy--History.

Philosophy.

Poetry--History and criticism.

Poetry.

Literature and mental illness--History.

Literature and mental illness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Uses the figure of the mad poet to explore the connections between madness and creativity.

Contents:

""THE ABYSS ABOVE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION: FUTURE PERFECT""; ""CASSANDRA, OR THE BELATED TRUTH OF MADNESS""; ""TOTAL AND RESTRICTED MADNESS""; ""THE LIMITS OF MADNESS AND THE LIMITSOF PHILOSOPHY""; ""FROM DIVINE REASON TO MADNESSUNDER THE DEATH OF GOD""; ""EPILOGUE""; ""1. TALKING ABOUT HOMER""; ""TALKING ABOUT HOMER""; ""PHAEDRUS: MADLY MADE MEANING""; ""PHILOSOPHY�S MAD DEMON""; ""2. THE ABYSS ABOVE""; ""INTRODUCTION: MADNESS AND THE LABOR OF POETRY""; ""TRANSLATING GREECE""; ""ANTIGONE AND OEDIPUS: MADNESS AND SIGN""

""G""""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-173) and index.

ISBN:

9780791488287

0791488284

OCLC:

811404155