Madwoman
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| - | "When the imprisoned [[Marquis de Sade]] was denied “any use of pencil, ink, pen, and paper,” declares Roland Barthes, he was figuratively emasculated, for “the scriptural sperm” could flow no longer, and “without exercise, without a pen, Sade [become] ''bloated'', [became] a eunuch."--''[[The Madwoman in the Attic]]'' (1979) by Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar, citing [[Barthes]] | + | "When the imprisoned [[Marquis de Sade]] was denied “any use of pencil, ink, pen, and paper,” declares Roland Barthes, he was figuratively emasculated, for “the scriptural sperm” could flow no longer, and “without exercise, without a pen, Sade [become] ''bloated'', [became] a eunuch."--''[[The Madwoman in the Attic]]'' (1979) by Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar, citing ''[[Sade, Fourier, Loyola|Sade/Fourier/Loyola]]'' (1971) by Barthes |
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| "Here comes the [[madwoman]], dancing, while she dimly remembers something." --''[[Les Chants de Maldoror]]'' (1869) by Comte de Lautréamont, translated by [[Alexis Lykiard]] | "Here comes the [[madwoman]], dancing, while she dimly remembers something." --''[[Les Chants de Maldoror]]'' (1869) by Comte de Lautréamont, translated by [[Alexis Lykiard]] | ||
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"When the imprisoned Marquis de Sade was denied “any use of pencil, ink, pen, and paper,” declares Roland Barthes, he was figuratively emasculated, for “the scriptural sperm” could flow no longer, and “without exercise, without a pen, Sade [become] bloated, [became] a eunuch."--The Madwoman in the Attic (1979) by Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar, citing Sade/Fourier/Loyola (1971) by Barthes "Here comes the madwoman, dancing, while she dimly remembers something." --Les Chants de Maldoror (1869) by Comte de Lautréamont, translated by Alexis Lykiard |
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A madwoman is a woman who is insane.
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In fiction
- The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Rochester's mad wife Bertha who stays locked in the attic in Jane Eyre
In art
- Head of a Woman (Delacroix)[1], 1822 painting, Eugène Delacroix, sometimes called A Mad Woman.
- Insane Woman[2], 1822 painting, Théodore Géricault
Namesakes
- The Madwoman's Underclothes, a collection of writings by Germaine Greer
- Opium: Diary of a Madwoman , 2007, a film by Szász János
References
- The Madwoman in the Attic, 1979, examines Victorian literature from a feminist perspective
- Out of Her Mind: Women Writing on Madness, a book by Rebecca Shannonhouse
See also
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