| Material Type: | printed text |
| Title: | Art and literature |
| Authors: | / Sigmund FREUD , Author / James STRACHEY , Translator / Albert DICKSON , Editor |
| Publisher: | London : Penguin Books, 1990 |
| Pagination: | 496 p. |
| Series: | The Penguin Freud library, num. 14 |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-14-013804-7 |
| Size: | 496 p. / 20 cm |
| Languages: | English |
| Original Language: | German |
| Abstract: |
Art and Literature comprises a wide-ranging collection of Freud's writings on the psychological aspects of the creative process.
The show how imaginative insight of one creative genius can shed light on the works of such artistic and literary giants as Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Goethe, Ibsen and Dostoevsky. The fascinating role played in the creative process by fantasy and day-dreaming is discussed. Shakespeare's symbolism is analysed, and there are also enlightening comments on such subjects as humour, 'the uncanny', criminality and psychopathy in stage characters. Outstanding in this collection of essays are Freud's sensitive analysis of how Leonardo da Vinci's homosexuality is reflected inhis work, and his unravelling of the obscure problems of demonological neurosis and of Michelangelo's statue of Moses. |
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| Barcode | Call number | Media type | Location | Section | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10022928 | FRE-PEN | Ouvrage | BSF Paris | Salle de lecture : Freud (écrits) | Available |
