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The Resource The muse : psychoanalytic explorations of creative inspiration, edited by Adele Tutter

The muse : psychoanalytic explorations of creative inspiration, edited by Adele Tutter

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"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
Language
eng
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Extent
xvii, 262 pages
Contents
  • 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
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9781138795396
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The muse : psychoanalytic explorations of creative inspiration
Title
The muse
Title remainder
psychoanalytic explorations of creative inspiration
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edited by Adele Tutter
Contributor
Editor
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Language
eng
Summary
"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
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index present
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non fiction
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Tutter, Adele,
Series statement
Psychoanalytic inquiry book series
Series volume
vol. 52
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  • Psychoanalysis and the arts
  • Arts
  • Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Inspiration
  • Muses (Greek deities)
  • Arts
  • Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Inspiration
  • Muses (Greek deities)
  • Psychoanalysis and the arts
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The muse : psychoanalytic explorations of creative inspiration, edited by Adele Tutter
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Publication
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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text
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Contents
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
Control code
945121363
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xvii, 262 pages
Isbn
9781138795396
Lccn
2016005907
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
System control number
(OCoLC)945121363
Label
The muse : psychoanalytic explorations of creative inspiration, edited by Adele Tutter
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Control code
945121363
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xvii, 262 pages
Isbn
9781138795396
Lccn
2016005907
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
System control number
(OCoLC)945121363

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