The Paradox of Suicide and Creativity - Authentications of Human Existence (Hardcover)

If creativity is the highest expression of the life impulse, why do creative individuals who have made lasting contributions to the arts and sciences so often end their lives? M.F. Alvarez addresses this central paradox by exploring the inner lives and works of eleven creative visionaries who succumbed to suicide. Through a series of case studies, Alvarez shows that creativity and suicide are both attempts to authenticate and resolve personal catastrophes that have called into question the most basic conditions of human existence.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2020
Authors:	M F Alvarez
Foreword by:	George Atwood
Dimensions:	231 x 159 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	204
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-2382-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General
LSN:	1-4985-2382-X
Barcode:	9781498523820

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