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Fierce Flames and the Golden Lotus: Case Studies on the Madness and Creativity Connection

Abstract

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A historical/biographical analysis of the connection between creativity and a variety of psychoses including: syphilis, epilepsy, schizophenia and manic-depression/bi-polar disorder. The figures examined are Gustave Flaubert, Hector Berlioz, Friedrich Nietzsche, Rainer Maria Rilke, Virginia Woolf and Sylvia Plath.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts (MA)
Grantor dc:publisher
University of Montana
Year
2010

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Swindall, Reuben Jay

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/445
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oai:scholarworks.umt.edu:etd-1464

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2026-07-24
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citation

Swindall, Reuben Jay. Fierce Flames and the Golden Lotus: Case Studies on the Madness and Creativity Connection. University of Montana, 2010. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/445