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(More customer reviews)Immersed in philosophy and the arts, psychiatrist and writer Richard Chessick has created his 'magnum opus' here. From an intricately synthesized psychiatric, philosophical, and artistic perspective he has created a unique work, a blending of genres, not only non-fiction as a thoughtful and perceptive discussion of the role emotional illness inflicts on the creative process but tucked away in these pages is a little artistic gem of a drama whose two characters, Ezra Pound and 'Barry' and their basic tragic path are developed and revealed in the 'play within a play'. Surrounding this work is portrayal of the social, artistic, psychoanalytic, and philosophical issues that bear on the creative person today. I consider this a wonderful and rare find written by a real Renaissance person clothed in the joy and agony of human affairs.
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Northwestern Univ., Chicago, IL. Presents a review of theories of creativity, illustrated by works and careers of Ezra Pound and Barry, and concludes that psychopathology severely restricts rather than enhances the creative process. For psychiatrists, psychologists, clinicians, and students.
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