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Kay Redfield Jamison
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Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament |
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English |
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Paperback |
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384 |
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1996-10-18 |
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068483183x |
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Free Press |
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0.62 pounds |
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0.91 x 5.31 x 8.5 inches |
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New edition |
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1 lorily (USA: IN) |
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1 Michele (USA: WI) |
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Product Description
The anguished and volatile intensity associated with the artistic temperament was once thought to be a symptom of genius or eccentricity peculiar to artists, writers and musicians. Kay Jamison's work, based on her study as a clinical psychologist and researcher in mood disorders, reveals that many artists subject to exalted highs and despairing lows were in fact engaged in a struggle with clinically identifiable manic-depressive illness. Jamison presents proof of the biological foundations of this disease and applies what is known about the illness to the lives and works of some of the world's greatest artists including Byron, Van Gogh, Schumann and Woolf.
Amazon.com Review
The march of science in explaining human nature continues. In Touched With Fire, Jamison marshals a tremendous amount of evidence for the proposition that most artistic geniuses were (and are) manic depressives. This is a book of interest to scientists, psychologists, and artists struggling with the age-old question of whether psychological suffering is an essential component of artistic creativity. Anyone reading this book closely will be forced to conclude that it is. Very Highly Recommended.
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