O n l i n e C o u r s e f o r
E N G L I S H 1 3 0 2
in Literature
-- Theodore Roethke
-- John Dryden
One of our emphases will be to confront the following problems exhibited in literature:
* Stereotypes and Exploitations of Madness
* The Identity of Self and Other
* The Nature of Reality
* The Ambivalence of Suicide
* Melancholy Versus Clinical Depression
* Madness as Psychosomatic
We will also look to answer the following questions regarding madness:
*What is the origin(s) of the character's madness?
*How does the character's madness develop?
*What type(s) of madness are exhibited by the character(s)?
*What are the consequences of the character's madness (on self and other)?
*How does the narrator/author (short story) or director (film)
use elements of their genre to depict madness in the story?
A variety of texts -- provided online and in class -- will be critically examined to
further understand the concept and application of madness in modern literature.
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