Madmen and prophets have been, for quite long, the source of contention in literary circles. The relationship between madness and prophecy in literature is somewhat difficult to tackle. Both concepts are connected to a more mystical world that can give shape and meaning to our own existence and truth about life. During the twentieth century immediately after the Holocaust, people started to question God’s own existence and His lack of divine intervention at the war. As a result, we see that madness…
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