| Portrait of the Artist as a Young Patient: Psychodynamic Studies of the Creative Personality Revised Edition Contributor(s): Alper, Gerald (Author) |
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ISBN: 1573092037 ISBN-13: 9781573092036 Publisher: International Scholars Publications OUR PRICE: $34.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Personality |
| Dewey: 616.890 |
| LCCN: 97030453 |
| Lexile Measure: 1350 |
| Physical Information: 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Patient, the first book of non-fiction written by Gerald Alper, is also the first serious attempt to explore in depth the dynamics of the yet-to-be recognized, unfulfilled and usually perplexed fledgling artist. The artist tries to live in two separate worlds: a factual, linear, banal, reality-driven outer world that is best kept at arm's length; and a creatively organized, aesthetically orchestrated, dramatically engaging inner world that is forever being obsessively cultivated. Indeed, facilitating the patient in his or her efforts to forge a usable bridge between these generally discontinuous worlds is no small part of the task of the therapist who elects to work with such young artists. |