No RULE OR BRAKES - Madness and creation in romantic discussion around the genius
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1984-1124.v0i13p3-11Keywords:
Genius, Madness, Romanticism, Victor HugoAbstract
The relationship between genius and madness is an ancient tópos but it seems to be particularly outlined by romantic thought. Inspired, ultrasensitive, isolated and visionary, the romantic genius is frequently related to the semantic field of madness. At the same time oracle, prophet and mad, he represents the transgression of the current state of things and the creation of a new world of possibilities and experiences. Accordingly, the aim is to explore in this article some aspects of the connections that entwine genius and madness in the context of the debate about romanticism in early 19th century France and in the book William Shakespeare, by Victor Hugo.
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