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Line 1: {{work\|wppage=Diary of a Madman (short story)}} ~~{{work}}~~ {{Infobox book "Diary of a Madman" is short story by Russian author [[Nikolai Gogol (Creator)\|Nikolai Gogol]]. [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin\|It consists of entries from a madman]], the madman in this case being Poprishchin, a 40 year old titular counsellor who serves as an assistant to the director of his division, a job consisting mostly of sharpening quills. He entertains delusions of self-importance, holding great pride in being officially a nobleman. He has fallen in love with the director's daughter, and desires to be noticed by her. ▼ \| title = Diary of a Madman \| original title = Записки сумасшедшего \| image = Poprishchin by Repin.jpg \| caption = Poprishchin \| author = Nikolai Gogol \| central theme = \| elevator pitch = The diary of a minor civil servant descending into madness \| genre = Farce \| publication date = 1835 \| source page exists = \| wiki URL = \| wiki name = }} ▲"Diary of a Madman" is short story by Russian author [[~~Nikolai Gogol (Creator)\|~~Nikolai Gogol]]. [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin\|It consists of entries from a madman]], the madman in this case being Poprishchin, a 40 year old titular counsellor who serves as an assistant to the director of his division, a job consisting mostly of sharpening quills. He entertains delusions of self-importance, holding great pride in being officially a nobleman. He has fallen in love with the director's daughter, and desires to be noticed by her. One day, while walking to work, he encounters the director's carriage, carrying his daughter to the store. While observing, he hears a voice, which he discovers to be [[Speaks Fluent Animal\|that of the dogs]]. The rest of the story details his descent into madness, told through the entries of his diary. Line 7 ⟶ 21: Absolutely no relation to the 1963 [[Vincent Price]] horror film. {{tropelist}} ~~----~~ ~~=== This story provides examples of: ===~~ * [[Bedlam House]]: Poprishchin's eventual fate. * [[Mood Whiplash]]: Mostly funny. And then it ends with him sobbing in a heap. * [[Sanity Slippage]]: The story details this, as Poprishchin's grip on reality continues to slip, eventually resulting in {{spoiler\|him believing himself the heir to the Spanish throne.}} * [[Sliding Scale of Anti -Heroes]]: Poprishchin's a definite Type I, a complete failure in every regard. * [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Poprishchin, who thinks he is a person of some importance, when, well, he isn't. * [[Speaks Fluent Animal]]: Poprishchin's first delusion is that he can understand the talks of dogs, and later the letters they write each other. * [[Through the Eyes of Madness]]: It's the diary of a madman. {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Nineteenth~~Literature ~~Century~~of ~~Literature~~the 19th century]] [[Category:Diary Ofof Aa Madman]] [[Category:Literature]] [[Category:Russian Literature]] [[Category:Short Story]]