1Chapter 1: The Foolish Pursuit in Nuenen
9Chapter 9: The Unbearable Weight of Posterity
2Chapter 2: The Commercial Zero and the Aesthetic Shock
10Chapter 10: The Cult of Suffering: Framing the Tortured Genius
3Chapter 3: The Burden of Brilliance: Aesthetics and Pathology
11Chapter 11: The Commercialization of the Cult of Suffering
4Chapter 4: The Slow Dawn of Modernity: Posthumous Vindication
12Chapter 12: The Zero-Sum Game of Recognition
5Chapter 5: The Canonization of the Tormented Prophet
13Chapter 13: The Inverse Correlation of Genius
6Chapter 6: The Alchemy of Anguish: Myth-Making and the Modern Masterpiece
14Chapter 14: The Currency of Suffering: From Scorn to Supremacy
7Chapter 7: The Price of Anguish: From Penniless to Priceless
15Chapter 15: The Price of Redemption
8Chapter 8: The Alchemy of Anguish: Converting Suffering into Sacred Value
