The madhouse of language writing and reading madness in the eighteenth century - Ingram, Allan; T&F eBooks (London ; New York : Routledge, 1991)
1. Introduction : to build a house for fools and mad -- 2. The history of silence -- 3. Cracks in the walls -- 4. Borrowed robes -- 5. The struggle for language -- 6. The inner voice -- 7. Rhyme and reason.
Includes bibliographical references (187-197) and index.
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Keywords: English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism; Mentally ill -- Great Britain -- Language -- History -- 18th century; Literature and mental illness -- History -- 18th century; English language -- 18th century -- Style; Mental illness in literature; Mentally ill in literature; Electronic books