{"id":63,"date":"2022-04-20T18:12:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T18:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2022-07-04T13:34:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T13:34:14","slug":"inspirations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/inspirations\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspirations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>They take us by surprise, these tall perennials \/ that jut like hollyhocks above the canopy \/ of all the rest of us &#8212; bright testimonials \/ to the scale of human possibility.<\/p><cite>Marilyn Taylor, &#8220;The Geniuses Among Us&#8221;<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few of the texts that inspired our creations!<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/25\/kassandras-cry\/\">Aeschylus, &#8220;Kassandra&#8217;s Cry&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/anonymous-tom-obedlam-songs\/\">Anonymous. &#8220;Tom O&#8217;Bedlam Songs&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/blake-william-mad-song\/\">Blake, William. &#8220;Mad Song&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/bly-nellie-ten-days-in-mad-house\/\">Bly, Nellie. Ten Days in Mad-House<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/burton-robert-the-anatomy-of-melancholy\/\">Burton, Robert. The Anatomy of Melancholy<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/coleridge-samuel-taylor-dejection-an-ode\/\">Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. &#8220;Dejection: An Ode&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/25\/dickinson-emily-much-madness\/\">Dickinson, Emily. &#8220;Much Madness&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/du-bois-w-e-b-strivings-of-the-negro-people\/\">Du Bois, W.E.B. Strivings of the Negro People<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/erasmus-desiderius-in-praise-of-folly\/\">Erasmus, Desiderius. The Praise of Folly<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/fisher-t-w-plain-talk-about-insanity\/\">Fisher, T.W. Plain Talk About Insanity<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/foucault-michel-madness-and-civilization-a-history-of-insanity-in-the-age-of-reason\/\">Foucault, Michel. Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/gilman-charlotte-perkins-the-yellow-wallpaper\/\">Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. &#8220;The Yellow Wallpaper&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/25\/ginsburg-alan-howl\/\">Ginsberg, Alan. &#8220;Howl&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/hamilton-allan-mclane-types-of-insanity\/\">Hamilton, Allan McLane. Types of Insanity<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/jay-mike-this-way-madness-lies-the-asylum-and-beyond\/\">Jay, Mike. This Way Madness Lies: The Asylum and Beyond<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/kennedy-adrienne-funnyhouse-of-a-negro\/\">Kennedy, Adrienne. Funnyhouse of a Negro<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/kesey-ken-one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest\/\">Kesey, Ken. One Flew Over the Cuckoo&#8217;s Nest<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/plath-sylvia-the-bell-jar\/\">Plath, Sylvia. The Bell Jar<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/plato-phaedrus\/\">Plato. Phaedrus<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/25\/poe-edgar-allen-the-tell-tale-heart\/\">Poe, Edgar Allen. &#8220;The Tell Tale Heart&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/25\/porter-roy\/\">Porter, Roy. Madness: A Brief History.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/rhys-jean-wide-sargasso-sea\/\">Rhys, Jean. Wide Sargasso Sea<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/scull-andrew-madness-in-civilization\/\">Scull, Andrew. Madness in Civilization<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/25\/king-lear\/\">Shakespeare, William. King Lear<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/stevenson-robert-louis-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde\/\">Stevenson, Robert Louis. Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/2022\/04\/26\/wright-richard-the-man-who-lived-underground\/\">Wright, Richard. &#8220;The Man Who Lived Underground&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-ast-global-color-3-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" datatext=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Goya_Madhouse.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Goya_Madhouse.jpg 640w, https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Goya_Madhouse-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Goya_Madhouse-210x129.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Francisco de Goya, &#8220;The Madhouse&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" datatext=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Bosch_ShipOfFools-549x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Bosch_ShipOfFools-549x1024.jpg 549w, https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Bosch_ShipOfFools-161x300.jpg 161w, https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Bosch_ShipOfFools-768x1433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Bosch_ShipOfFools-823x1536.jpg 823w, https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Bosch_ShipOfFools-1097x2048.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Bosch_ShipOfFools-113x210.jpg 113w, https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Bosch_ShipOfFools-1536x2867.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Bosch_ShipOfFools-scaled.jpg 1372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><figcaption>Hieronymus Bosch, &#8220;Ship of Fools&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" datatext=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Witkiewicz_CreatingWorld.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Witkiewicz_CreatingWorld.jpg 500w, https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Witkiewicz_CreatingWorld-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/imaginingmadness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2022\/04\/Witkiewicz_CreatingWorld-210x139.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Witkiewicz, Stanislaw, &#8220;Creating the World&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They take us by surprise, these tall perennials \/ that jut like hollyhocks above the canopy \/ of all the rest of us &#8212; bright testimonials \/ to the scale of human possibility. 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