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The Resource Figuring madness in nineteenth-century fiction, Chris Wiesenthal
Figuring madness in nineteenth-century fiction, Chris Wiesenthal
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- Summary
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- How are signs and symptoms of psychic alienation - 'the diagnostics of madness' in M.E. Braddon's phrase - variously enfigured in literary texts. How do textual inscriptions of the unconscious, of that realm which is, by definition, the locus of the occluded and unreadable, function as vehicles of meaning and value? And how do readers invariably figure in some form of the 'madness' - the contradictions and illusions of mastery - they attempt to figure out?
- These are some of the questions addressed by Figuring Madness, a study which employs the insights of current poststructuralist psycho-analysis and semiotic theory to examine the complex interimplication of the subject and object of madness that is always implied by the dynamics of analytic dia-gnosis. In her focus on the implications of writing and reading signs of madness, Chris Wiesenthal offers new interpretations of both canonical and non-canonical texts by authors spanning the period from Jane Austen and Anthony trollope to Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Henry James
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 202 pages
- Contents
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- Ch. 5.
- The Suffocation of The Mother: Hysteria and Heart and Science
- Ch. 6.
- The Silent 'Horrors' of The Turn of The Screw and 'The Yellow Wallpaper' Revisited
- Ch. 7.
- Subjects at Sea: The Paranoiac Knowledge of Moby-dick
- Epilogue: Dia-gnosis
- Ch. 1.
- Introduction: Figuring Madness
- Ch. 2.
- 'Unheard-of Contradictions': The Language of Madness in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper'
- Ch. 3.
- 'Running Mad': Loco-Motion and the Madness of Language in Jane Austen's 'Love and Friendship'
- Ch. 4.
- The Body Melancholy; Trollope's He Knew He Was Right
- Isbn
- 9780312174958
- Label
- Figuring madness in nineteenth-century fiction
- Title
- Figuring madness in nineteenth-century fiction
- Statement of responsibility
- Chris Wiesenthal
- Subject
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- American fiction
- American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Engels
- English fiction
- English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- English-speaking countries
- Fictie
- Literature and mental illness
- Literature and mental illness -- English-speaking countries
- Littérature et maladies mentales -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Littérature et maladies mentales -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Malades mentaux dans la littérature
- Maladies mentales dans la littérature
- Mental illness in literature
- 1800 - 1899
- Mentally ill in literature
- Mentally ill in literature
- Psychanalyse et littérature
- Psychische stoornissen
- Psychoanalysis and literature
- Psychoanalysis and literature -- English-speaking countries
- Psychological fiction, American
- Psychological fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Psychological fiction, English
- Psychological fiction, English -- History and criticism
- Roman américain -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Roman anglais -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Roman psychologique américain -- Histoire et critique
- Roman psychologique anglais -- Histoire et critique
- Mental illness in literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- How are signs and symptoms of psychic alienation - 'the diagnostics of madness' in M.E. Braddon's phrase - variously enfigured in literary texts. How do textual inscriptions of the unconscious, of that realm which is, by definition, the locus of the occluded and unreadable, function as vehicles of meaning and value? And how do readers invariably figure in some form of the 'madness' - the contradictions and illusions of mastery - they attempt to figure out?
- These are some of the questions addressed by Figuring Madness, a study which employs the insights of current poststructuralist psycho-analysis and semiotic theory to examine the complex interimplication of the subject and object of madness that is always implied by the dynamics of analytic dia-gnosis. In her focus on the implications of writing and reading signs of madness, Chris Wiesenthal offers new interpretations of both canonical and non-canonical texts by authors spanning the period from Jane Austen and Anthony trollope to Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Henry James
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1963-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wiesenthal, Chris
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR868.M46
- LC item number
- W54 1997
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- English fiction
- Literature and mental illness
- Psychoanalysis and literature
- American fiction
- Psychological fiction, American
- Psychological fiction, English
- Mental illness in literature
- Mentally ill in literature
- Roman anglais
- Littérature et maladies mentales
- Littérature et maladies mentales
- Roman psychologique anglais
- Roman psychologique américain
- Roman américain
- Psychanalyse et littérature
- Maladies mentales dans la littérature
- Malades mentaux dans la littérature
- Fictie
- Engels
- Psychische stoornissen
- American fiction
- English fiction
- Literature and mental illness
- Mental illness in literature
- Mentally ill in literature
- Psychoanalysis and literature
- Psychological fiction, American
- Psychological fiction, English
- English-speaking countries
- Label
- Figuring madness in nineteenth-century fiction, Chris Wiesenthal
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-198) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Ch. 5.
- The Suffocation of The Mother: Hysteria and Heart and Science
- Ch. 6.
- The Silent 'Horrors' of The Turn of The Screw and 'The Yellow Wallpaper' Revisited
- Ch. 7.
- Subjects at Sea: The Paranoiac Knowledge of Moby-dick
- Epilogue: Dia-gnosis
- Ch. 1.
- Introduction: Figuring Madness
- Ch. 2.
- 'Unheard-of Contradictions': The Language of Madness in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper'
- Ch. 3.
- 'Running Mad': Loco-Motion and the Madness of Language in Jane Austen's 'Love and Friendship'
- Ch. 4.
- The Body Melancholy; Trollope's He Knew He Was Right
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- x, 202 pages
- Isbn
- 9780312174958
- Lccn
- 97005837
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)36458051
- (OCoLC)ocm36458051
- Label
- Figuring madness in nineteenth-century fiction, Chris Wiesenthal
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-198) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Ch. 5.
- The Suffocation of The Mother: Hysteria and Heart and Science
- Ch. 6.
- The Silent 'Horrors' of The Turn of The Screw and 'The Yellow Wallpaper' Revisited
- Ch. 7.
- Subjects at Sea: The Paranoiac Knowledge of Moby-dick
- Epilogue: Dia-gnosis
- Ch. 1.
- Introduction: Figuring Madness
- Ch. 2.
- 'Unheard-of Contradictions': The Language of Madness in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper'
- Ch. 3.
- 'Running Mad': Loco-Motion and the Madness of Language in Jane Austen's 'Love and Friendship'
- Ch. 4.
- The Body Melancholy; Trollope's He Knew He Was Right
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- x, 202 pages
- Isbn
- 9780312174958
- Lccn
- 97005837
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)36458051
- (OCoLC)ocm36458051
Subject
- American fiction
- American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Engels
- English fiction
- English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- English-speaking countries
- Fictie
- Literature and mental illness
- Literature and mental illness -- English-speaking countries
- Littérature et maladies mentales -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Littérature et maladies mentales -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Malades mentaux dans la littérature
- Maladies mentales dans la littérature
- Mental illness in literature
- 1800 - 1899
- Mentally ill in literature
- Mentally ill in literature
- Psychanalyse et littérature
- Psychische stoornissen
- Psychoanalysis and literature
- Psychoanalysis and literature -- English-speaking countries
- Psychological fiction, American
- Psychological fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Psychological fiction, English
- Psychological fiction, English -- History and criticism
- Roman américain -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Roman anglais -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Roman psychologique américain -- Histoire et critique
- Roman psychologique anglais -- Histoire et critique
- Mental illness in literature
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