Life and art : the creative synthesis in literature / James W. Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamilton, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (451 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Karnac, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In this volume an inquiry into the nature of the creative process is attempted by paying close attention to the lives of various artists, poets, novelists and playwrights, and selected works of each in order to demonstrate an essential relationship between the two, and that it is most difficult to delineate the nuances of the creative act by treating them as separate entitites. Emphasis is placed upon the effect of early trauma, such as object loss and various forms of deprivation, as a powerful unconscious motivating factor and upon the dream and transitional object as facilitators of the creative effort."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Copy Right; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; REFERENCES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-318) and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-429-91567-5

0-429-90144-5

0-429-47667-1

1-282-77972-9

9786612779725

1-84940-840-8

9780429476679

OCLC:

729246424