Los diagnósticos de Gerard de Nerval: La influencia de la locura en la genialidad literaria / The influence of madness in the literary production of Gerard de Nerval
Rev. méd. Chile
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138(1): 117-123, ene. 2010. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Gerard de Nerval was a French writer, poet and essayist, precursor of surrealism that used for the first time this word in literature and influenced many modern writers. Since the age of 32, Nerval had recurrent psychotic episodes mixed with a severe depression, leading to many hospitalizations, and finally to his death. This mental disease clearly influenced his works and provided originality to his prose and poetry. However no clear explanation has ever been given to his mental disorder. We analyzed the clinical data available from his own works and the opinion of his close friends and postulate the hypothesis that Nerval had a mood disorder.
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Main subject:
Famous Persons
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Literature
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Clínica Las Condes/CL
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Universidad de Chile/CL
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