Madhouse of Language Writing and Reading Madness in the Eighteenth Century
Heftet /
2014
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780415755184
Publisert
2014-04-24
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
272 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
212
Forfatter
Language has always been used as a measure of social, ideological, and psychological contexts for the exploration of madness. The Madhouse of Language considers the relations between madness and language from the late seventeenth to early nineteenth centuries, focusing on the close analysis of both medical records and texts by mad writers. It presents a highly original account of the linguistic relations between madness and sanity, of the appropriation by sane writers of the forms of English, and of attempts by mad patients to gain access to the expressive potential of language.
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Allan Ingram takes a unique look at the relations between madness and language from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century, closely analysing both medical records and texts by mad writers.
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Chapter 1 Introduction: to Build a House for Fools and Mad; Chapter 2 The History of Silence; Chapter 3 Cracks in the Walls; Chapter 4 Borrowed Robes; Chapter 5 The Struggle for Language; Chapter 6 The Inner Voice; Chapter 7 Rhyme and Reason;
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780415755184
Publisert
2014-04-24
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
272 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
212
Forfatter