Cultural Constructions Of Madness In Eighteenth-century Writing: Representing The Insane

Cultural Constructions of Madness in Eighteenth Century Writing Representing the Insane Allan Ingram with Michelle Faubert Cultural Constructions of Madness in Eighteenth Century Writing By the same author PATTERNS OF MADNESS IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY (ed.) VOICES OF MADNESS (ed.) THE MADHOUSE OF LANGUAGE THE LANGUAGE OF DH LAWRENCE JOSEPH CONRAD: SELECTED LITERARY CRITICISM AND ‘THE SHADOW-LINE’ (ed.) INTRICATE LAUGHTER IN THE SATIRE OF SWIFT AND POPE BOSWELL’S CREATIVE GLOOM Cultural Constructions of Madness in Eighteenth Century Writing Representing the Insane Allan Ingram with Michelle Faubert © Allan Ingram 2005 Chapter 6 © Michelle Faubert, 2005 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2005 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 1–4039–4595–0 hardback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ingram, Allan Cultural constructions of madness in eighteenth century writing : representing the insane / by Allan Ingram with Michelle Faubert. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-4039-4595-0 (hardback) 1. English literature–18th century–History and criticism. 2. Literature and mental illness–Great Britain–History–18th century. 3. Mental illness in literature. 4. Mentally ill in literature. I. Faubert, Michelle. II. Title. PR448.M45144 2005 820.9′3561–dc22 10 14 9 13 8 12 7 11 6 10 2004054656 5 09 4 08 3 07 2 06 1 05 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Antony Rowe Ltd, Chippenham and Eastbourne To Ruth and Steve This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Illustrations viii Acknowledgements x 1 Speaking It Like a Horse: Gulliver’s Travels and the Contexts of Insanity 1 2 Reconstructing the Clas