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Madness Throughout Centuries – Historical and Literary Study

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to define the concept of madness and to present its literary image. To realize this aim, examples of world literature from the period from antiquity to the present have been cited, and the method of using this motif in each of the works was analyzed. It also presents an approach to madness and madmen in particular epochs, citing inter alia the work of Michel Foucault. In the end of the paper, the timeless motif of madness is underlined, which will exist as long as humanity exists.

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