Sounds from the Bell Jar by Gordon Claridge

Sounds from the Bell Jar by Gordon Claridge

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Are madness and creativity related? Two literary scholars and a psychologist bring a blend of professional skills to bear on this question, first reviewing the contemporary scientific evidence and then examining the lives and works of ten authors, dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

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Sounds from the Bell Jar by Gordon Claridge

Are madness and creativity related? Two literary scholars and a psychologist bring a blend of professional skills to bear on this question, first reviewing the contemporary scientific evidence and then examining the lives and works of ten authors, dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, who demonstrably suffered from a psychotic illness. For its material the book draws extensively on the subjects' own written words to illustrate the intimate connection that existed between the authors' creative expression and what they felt and perceived as psychotic persons.
Claridge, Gordon: - Gordon Claridge was a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and University Lecturer in Abnormal Psychology.
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ISBN 13 9780333475874
ISBN 10 0333475879
Title Sounds from the Bell Jar
Author Gordon Claridge
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Year published 1990-08-01
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.