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Quand la folie parle

The Dialectic Effect of Madness in French Literature since the Nineteenth Century
By:Gillian Ni Cheallaigh, Laura Jackson, Siobhan McIlvanney
Publisher:Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Print ISBN:9781443853989
eText ISBN:9781443863025
Edition:1
Copyright:2014
Format:Page Fidelity

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This study of madness in literature demonstrates that the non-sense of madness achieves a force of expression more powerful than logic. It presents madness as a contestatory, creative stance, while refusing to play down its isolating difficulties.