Authors: Darrin M. McMahon
competing eighteenth-century theories of,
80–85
and copyright,
90–1
,
264 n.10
(
see also
Copyright
)
corrupting power of,
219
as cultural ideal in eighteenth century,
5–6
,
69
,
72
,
78
,
118–119
,
119–120
,
122
,
152
,
195
,
223
democratization of,
236
,
238
demystifying,
79
,
81
,
84
emergence of cult of,
75
as enemies of order,
172–173
and equality,
111
,
188
,
194
,
239–240
,
268–269 n. 26
(
see also
Equality
)
etymology/cognates of word,
20
,
23
and evil/aberration,
xiii
,
xx
,
xv–xvi
,
101–103
,
110
,
112
,
115
,
141
,
142–143
,
143–144
,
164
,
172
,
216
,
217
,
236
.
See also
Crime/criminals
face of genius,
153–154
,
167
festival of the genius,
109
,
110–111
and gender,
21–22
,
71
,
144
,
232
(
see also
Gender
;
Women
).
and
genius/genii
,
xvii
,
xxi
,
60–61
,
69
,
77
,
98
,
115
,
185
,
187
and imagination,
89
and
ingenium
,
60–61
,
64
(
see also
Ingenium
)
and intelligence,
1
,
2
,
182
(
see also
Intelligence
)
Jewish,
91
,
183
,
215
,
293–294 n.43
(
see also
Jews
).
and madness,
134
,
135
,
136
,
139
,
140
,
144
,
162–163
,
167
,
168
,
171
,
172
,
183
,
188
,
190
,
220
as male charisma and power,
114–115
and the many,
194
methodologies for studying,
xiii–xiv
,
xx–xxi
,
237–238
,
249–250 nn. 6–7
,
250–251 n.13
,
249–250 n.18
and mystery,
xv
,
xix
,
78
,
80
,
81
,
85
,
96
,
97
,
121
,
129
,
151
,
152
,
159
,
168
,
222–223
original/natural genius,
82–83
,
84
,
85
,
87
,
89
,
90
,
94
,
120
,
123
,
138
,
149
,
214
,
223
,
238–239
of the people/
Volk
,
133
,
193
,
216
,
220
,
226
,
236
(
see also
Genius populi
)
and politics,
109
,
117
,
119
,
123
,
188
,
190–191
,
212
,
235
present indicators of,
177–178
and primacy of the past,
3–4
as queer,
144
(
see also
Homosexuality
)
and race,
1–2
,
133–134
,
157
,
173–174
,
181
,
182
,
183
,
213
,
216
,
217
,
232
(
see also
Racial issues
)
and re-enchantment (
see also
Genius: Mystery
)
religion/cult of genius,
xiii–xv
,
148
,
149
,
191
,
192
,
193
,
194
,
195
,
196
,
198
,
199
,
204
,
206
,
207
,
212
,
213
,
215
,
217
,
219
,
220
,
222
,
223
,
226
,
235
,
236
Romantic genius,
64
,
114–115
,
119–120
,
136
,
143
,
164
,
223
as savior/redeemer,
192–193
,
218
science of genius,
153
,
162
,
167
,
178
,
188
and scientists, xiii,
71
,
96
,
223–224
,
237
(
see also individual scientists
)
and the self,
18
,
72
,
77
,
89–90
,
139
self-help literature concerning,
117
,
234–235
social dimension of construction of,
xvi–xvii
,
63
,
118
,
248–250 n.13
and the sublime,
87
(
see also
Sublimity
)
as suffering,
95
,
136
,
137
,
138
,
139
,
195
,
196
vs. talent,
83–84
undiscovered genius,
151
,
194
Genius/genii
,
xvi
,
42
,
56
,
60
,
71
,
77
,
96
,
113
,
140
,
143
,
187
and angels,
43
,
44
of Augustus,
28–30
as collective/public,
28
,
29
,
31
cult of
genius
proscribed,
36
as evil,
24–25
,
30
,
33–34
,
44