The crisis of the Age of Reason. Rousseau on the road to Vincennes ; Rousseau's lovers : from a mimetic to an expressive aesthetic ; Nature and nature's laws ; The cult of genius ; The elevation of the artist and the sacralization of art ; The Philistine public
The dark side of the moon. Dreams and nightmares ; The wonder-world of the night ; The sleep of reason ; The opiate of the artists; Great wits are sure to madness near allied ; Romantic heroes and heroines
Language, history, and myth. The language of the people ; The history of the people ; Medievalism ; Landscape and myth ; Conservatives and revolutionaries
Death and transfiguration.
From the Book - Modern Library paperback edition.
1. The crisis of the age of reason.
2. The dark side of the moon.
3. Language, history, and myth.
Conclusion : death and transfiguration.
