Motif
Love as madness or malady
love_as_madness_or_malady
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Lovesickness and Longing. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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Phaedrus PHAEDRUS / INTRODUCTION. / ON THE DECLINE OF GREEK LITERATURE. / PHAEDRUS; lines 1591-1673 confidence: high
The lover is described as afflicted with a malady, not in his right mind, wrong in mind, and unable to control himself.
The lover is explicitly described as afflicted with a malady, not in his right mind, and unable to control himself.
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