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Genius, Creativity & Madness (Hardcover)
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Genius, Creativity & Madness (Hardcover)
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This book deals with the complex relationship between the highest
form of human activity -- creativity -- and mental illness. The
heroes of this book are brilliant geniuses in various fields: three
writers, four painters and three musicians. The common denominator
of these figures is that they lived in Russia in the nineteenth
century, a period of cultural and artistic blossoming. Besides the
extraordinary creativity they had -- each in his own domain --
these great figures have another common denominator -- their tragic
fate. Two committed suicide, two became disabled with severe
depression, two were addicted to alcohol, and another died from the
complications of brain disease. These psychopathological processes
led to the decline in their creativity and to their eventual
deaths. However, their struggle with their inner "demons" is also
largely what gave meaning to their lives, suffering and work. The
authors have demonstrated that in order to understand the nature
and the complexity of their works of art, one must recognise the
structure of their personalities and comprehend the various
psychopathological components that affected their lives. In this
book, the authors draw upon examples of many psychopathological
possibilities: developmental deprivation and early loss in
childhood, psychiatric disorders such as mood and psychotic
disorders, the influence of organic factors like brain disease (eg:
following an infection such as syphilis) or alcohol abuse, and the
overall effect these factors had on the course of the subjects
personal lives. It is most ironic that the artistic works of these
gifted but tortured, broken souls have uplifted and inspired
generations of art lovers, bringing them immense pleasure and
meaning.
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