UID:
almahu_9949383169402882
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781317510840
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1317510844
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9781315717722
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1315717727
Series Statement:
Psychoanalytic inquiry book series ; vol. 52
Content:
"Psychoanalysts have long been fascinated with creative artists, but have paid far less attention to the men and women who motivate, stimulate, and captivate them. The Muse counters this trend with nine original contributions from distinguished psychoanalysts, art historians, and literary scholars - one for each of the nine muses of classical mythology - that explore the muses of disparate artists, from Nicholas Poussin to Alison Bechdel. The Muse breaks new ground, pushing the traditional conceptualization of muses by considering the roles of spouse, friend, rival, patron, therapist - even a late psychoanalytic theorist - in facilitating creativity. Moreover, they do so not only by providing inspiration, but also by offering the artist needed material and emotional support; tolerating competitive aggression; promoting reflection and insight; and eliciting awe, anxiety and gratitude. Integrating art history and literary criticism with a wide spectrum of contemporary psychoanalytic perspectives, The Muse is essential reading for psychoanalysts and psychotherapists interested in the relationships that enhance and support creative work. Fully interdisciplinary, it is also accessible to readers in the fields of art, art history, literature, memoir, and film. The Muse sheds new light on that most mysterious dyad, the artist and muse and thus on the creative process itself"--Publisher's website
Note:
Introduction: Mnemosyne, mother of the muse / Adele Tutter -- A memory on your palette: Poussin's eternal feminine / Adele Tutter -- Hortense Fiquet Cézanne, as painted by her husband, Paul / Susan Sidlauskas -- Van Gogh's Arlesian muses / Bradley Collins -- Spilling it out: Dalí's signature / Claire Nouvet -- "Herb and Dorothy" Vogel: the art collector as muse / J. David Miller -- Rebecca in the house: musings on identification / Nancy Olson -- The muse as rescuer and inspiration: Saul Bellow's Ravelstein / Joseph D. Lichtenberg -- An unlikely muse: Anne Sexton and Martin Orne / Dawn M. Skorczewski -- Alison Bechdel's mystic muse: a psychoanalytic allegory / Vera J. Camden.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Muse. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017 ISBN 9781138795396
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315717722
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