| The Paradox of Suicide and Creativity: Authentications of Human Existence Contributor(s): Alvarez, M. F. (Author), Atwood, George (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 149852382X ISBN-13: 9781498523820 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Suicide - Psychology | Creative Ability - Psychology | Movements - Humanistic |
| Dewey: 153.35 |
| LCCN: 2020946608 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.04 lbs) 204 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: If creativity is the highest expression of the life impulse, why do creative individuals who have made lasting contributions to the arts and sciences so often end their lives? M.F. Alvarez addresses this central paradox by exploring the inner lives and works of eleven creative visionaries who succumbed to suicide. Through a series of case studies, Alvarez shows that creativity and suicide are both attempts to authenticate and resolve personal catastrophes that have called into question the most basic conditions of human existence. |