Madness and Civilization
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| - | :[[Sadism]] is not a name finally given to a practice as old as [[Eros]]; it is a massive cultural fact which appeared precisely at the end of the eighteenth century, and which constitutes one of the greatest conversions of Western imagination: [[unreason]] transformed into [[delirium]] of the heart, [[madness]] of [[desire]], the [[insane]] dialogue of [[love]] and death in the [[limit]]less [[presumption]] of [[appetite]]." --[[Michel Foucault]], ''[[Madness and Civilization]]'' | + | '''''Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason''''', by [[Michel Foucault]], is an examination of the ideas, practices, institutions, art and literature relating to [[insanity|madness]] in Western history. It is the abridged English edition of ''Histoire de la folie à l'âge classique'', originally published in [[1961]] under the title ''Folie et déraison. Histoire de la folie à l'âge classique''. A full translation titled ''The History of Madness'' was published by [[Routledge]] in June [[2006]]. |
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Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason, by Michel Foucault, is an examination of the ideas, practices, institutions, art and literature relating to madness in Western history. It is the abridged English edition of Histoire de la folie à l'âge classique, originally published in 1961 under the title Folie et déraison. Histoire de la folie à l'âge classique. A full translation titled The History of Madness was published by Routledge in June 2006.
On sadism
- "Sadism is not a name finally given to a practice as old as Eros; it is a massive cultural fact which appeared precisely at the end of the eighteenth century, and which constitutes one of the greatest conversions of Western imagination: unreason transformed into delirium of the heart, madness of desire, the insane dialogue of love and death in the limitless presumption of appetite."
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