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100 1 _aDelepierre, Octave,
_d1802-1879
245 1 0 _aHistoire littéraire des Fous
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-05-26
508 _aProduced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Histoire littéraire des Fous" by Octave Delepierre is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the relationship between madness and literary creation, delving into the lives of various authors who exhibited signs of insanity or madness, alongside an analysis of their works. Delepierre categorizes these individuals into sections, focusing on literary madmen across different fields, highlighting the complex interplay between creativity and mental instability. The opening of the work presents an introduction that sets the stage for the exploration of literary madness. Delepierre reflects on the challenges of defining literary folly and the gray areas that blur the lines between genius and insanity. He argues that many renowned figures in history, whose contributions have profoundly influenced thought and culture, may have had experiences reminiscent of madness or hallucination. The author draws from various examples to illustrate how madness can manifest in literary expression, foreshadowing an examination of specific cases of authors known to be touched by insanity and how this affected their creative output. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMental illness
653 _aGenius
653 _aLiterature and mental illness
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62243
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