Storr, Anthony

The dynamics of creation / Anthony Storr. - London : Penguin, 1972. - 303 p. ; 20 cm. + pbk.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The ambivalence of Freud -- Creativity as wish-fulflment -- The conscious motives of the artist -- Creativity as defence -- Creativity and the schizoid character -- New models of the universe -- Creativity and the manic-depressive temperament -- Creativity and the obsessional character -- Creativity and play -- Play and social development -- Is art adaptive? -- Man's inner world: origin and function -- Divine discontent -- Disposable passion -- The creative ego and its opposites -- Genius and madness -- The quest for identity -- Symbols of integration.

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Psychology
Creative ability

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