Psychology of Artists and the Arts

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

This book offers the first comprehensive examination of the psychodynamic theories of artistic creativity and the arts. Neither oversimplifying the complexity of these theories, nor bogging down in pedantic discourse, it honors the depth and richness of the work of Freud, Adler, Kris, Reich, Jung, and several lesser-known theorists, while making their theories readily accessible to the educated reader.After discussing the role of theory, the work offers each concept as a readily usable template for describing and understanding a work of art, whether painting, sculpture, music, dance, film, poetry, or prose. With these theories at hand, anyone interested in the arts will possess a far richer vocabulary for describing the artistic experience and a deeper understanding of the artist's creativity.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-04-09
Mått:152 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt:277 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:199
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786468133

Utforska kategorier

Samhälle och kultur inom Samhälle och politik
Konstböcker inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Edward W.L. Smith has published nine nonfiction books, more than 50 essays, a memoir, magazine articles, short stories, and a good bit of poetry. He is an emeritus professor of psychology, Georgia Southern University, and lives in Statesboro, Georgia.

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“offers a comprehensive psychodynamic analysis of art and the artist as interpreted by the great minds of psychotherapy”—Reference & Research Book News.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Neurosis and Art—Sigmund Freud, Otto Fenichel, and Alfred Adler 2. Art and the Conflict-Free Sphere of the Ego—Ernst Kris 3. Artistic Creativity and the Participation Mystique—Carl Jung 4. Art versus Fascism—Wilhelm Reich 5. The Artist and the Will to Create—Otto Rank 6. Further Insights—Sabina Spielrein, Ernest Jones, W.R.D. Fairbairn, Jacques Lacan, Anton Ehrenzweig, Julia Kristeva, Lawrence Kubie, Phyllis Greenacre, Philip Weissman, and Ernest G. Schachtel 7. Psychodynamics in Color and Black and White—Hermann Rorschach Conclusion Reference Index