- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; First Edition First Printing edition (20 July 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 000215126X
- ISBN-13: 978-0002151269
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,309,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is a collection of essays exploring the psychoanalytical reasons behind creativity. The author looks at Freud's theory that creativity is the result of dissatisfaction, and other essays discuss why humans become violent, the psychology of jealousy and the sanity of true genius. Other books by the author include "The Integrity of the Personality", "The Dynamics of Creation" and "The School of Genius".
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Storr describes the inner lives of such greats as Winston Churchill, Franz Kafka and Isaac Newton using psychoanalytical techniques. Extremely englightening and well-written so as not to intimidate the average reader.
A fascinating read, goes deeper into the minds of genuises than all other biographies.
A fascinating read, goes deeper into the minds of genuises than all other biographies.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Anthony Storr is a civilised chap, who makes psychoanalysis engaging. This book covers lots of different subject from depression to creativity to violence. It's quite an old book but it's lasted well. Having read it I felt better informed about creativity and madness.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
A Psychiatrist's View of Prominent Individuals
28 Jun 2001
Format:Paperback
The late Anthony Storr was British. As you read this insightful book, it is good to keep this in mind. He had a neighbor's perspective of Winston Churchill and (although centuries separate their lives) of Isaac Newton. These essays were the most valuable of the entire book. These men were two of the most influential men that the world has ever produced. With the knowledge of their exquisite gifts, emotionally both of these men had to conduct their lives. Churchill's 'black dog' makes us wonder if today he would have been able to hold a powerful public office, with society's fear of mental illness. Storr documents much of Churchill's emotional life and discusses Newton's also, which is very valuable to the reader. This book was written by one of the most prominent psychiatrists of the 20th Century, who in the same vein as the neurologist Oliver Sacks, fortunately decided to expand his career by publishing books.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
A fine piece of historical writing
11 July 2000
Format:Paperback
Psycho-history using pschoanalysis as a historical tool often apears on shaky ground. Yet Storr's work is a first rate piece of writing based on scholarly analysis and adds immeasurably to our understanding of churchill and the forces thar drove him on and on. The first essay is the finest but all the others have a solid quality to them. Yet the Churchill essay is the finest. By realising the immense personal challenges he faced, it adds to his reputation. The internal obstacles were often more than the external ones. A fine book that rewards continual rereading.
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