Summary Of That Fine Madness
In this assessment, we were asked to choose one reading out of many and talk about it and show the side of the author’s perspective. The chosen reading was ‘That Fine Madness’ by Jamison, where it’s a book about manic-depression in artists where they face their journey and discover the differences in their moods and how they convey it in art. There are ways to treat the illness but many choose not to treat it but use it as an advantage. Manic-depressive illness is also genetic and can be passed on through generations of families for many years. The author shows different perspectives about the illness and how its connected to artists.
“We of the craft are all crazy,” remarked Lord Bryon about himself and his fellow poets. “some are affected by gaiety, others by melancholy, but all are more or less touched. (1) ‘That Fine Madness’ is a book talking about artists being known to go through episodes where their identified to have journeys and moods where to society it looks negative, but in the artistic world it’s known to be “fine madness.” (1) These episodes are known to be called manic-depression where their moods are used to for creativity known as “genius” (1). It is known that what happens to them is that they get a source of high energy or a …show more content…
In the reading it talks about how the illness is shown in different ways through artists and how they use or cope with it. There are treatments to the illness but some choose not to take the treatment but use their illness as an advantage for the work. Many have been concerned about it being genetic and try to find ways to avoid it being passed on through their families. After all, the illness can be a positive and a negative towards artists for their work and health, but known to be a work of genius. The real question is if they had a choice would they get rid of the
“We of the craft are all crazy,” remarked Lord Bryon about himself and his fellow poets. “some are affected by gaiety, others by melancholy, but all are more or less touched. (1) ‘That Fine Madness’ is a book talking about artists being known to go through episodes where their identified to have journeys and moods where to society it looks negative, but in the artistic world it’s known to be “fine madness.” (1) These episodes are known to be called manic-depression where their moods are used to for creativity known as “genius” (1). It is known that what happens to them is that they get a source of high energy or a …show more content…
In the reading it talks about how the illness is shown in different ways through artists and how they use or cope with it. There are treatments to the illness but some choose not to take the treatment but use their illness as an advantage for the work. Many have been concerned about it being genetic and try to find ways to avoid it being passed on through their families. After all, the illness can be a positive and a negative towards artists for their work and health, but known to be a work of genius. The real question is if they had a choice would they get rid of the