Paperback / softback
September 1, 1994
9780801849770
English
208
9.00 Inches (US)
6.00 Inches (US)
.6875 Pounds (US)
$30.00 USD, £25.00 GBP
v2.1 Reference
Electronic book text
September 1, 1994
9781421400471
9780801840111
English
208
9.00 Inches (US)
6.00 Inches (US)
$28.00 USD, £23.00 GBP
v2.1 Reference

Creativity and Madness

New Findings and Old Stereotypes

Intrigued by history's list of "troubled geniuses,"Albert Rothenberg investigates how two such opposite conditions—outstanding creativity and psychosis—could coexist in the same individual. Rothenberg concludes that high-level creativity transcends the usual modes of logical thought—and may even superficially resemble psychosis. But he also discovers that all types of creative thinking generally occur in a rational and conscious frame of mind, not in a mystically altered or transformed state.

Far from being the source—or the price—of creativity, Rothenberg discovers, psychosis and other forms of mental illness are actually hindrances to creative work. Disturbed writers and absent-minded professors make great characters in fiction, but Rothenberg has uncovered an even better story—the virtually infinite creative potential of healthy human beings.

About the Author

Albert Rothenberg, M.D., is clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard University and director of research at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. His books include The Emerging Goddess: The Creative Process in Art, Science, and Other Fields.

Reviews

"This intriguing theory will no doubt provoke lively debate both in and outside professional circles. For lay readers, however, the book's real pleasure lies in the substantive analyses of Sylvia Plath, August Strindberg, Emily Dickenson, Tennessee Williams, Eugene O'Neill, and William Faulkner."

"Albert Rothenberg has devoted the major part of a distinguished career to a broad program of research on creativity. In his excellent, concise volume, he reports his current views on this fascinating subject... It is well-argued and judicious and, therefore, a useful introduction to the domain of creativity research."

Johns Hopkins University Press
From 17

9780801849770 : creativity-and-madness-rothenberg
Paperback / softback
208 Pages
$30.00 USD
9781421400471 : creativity-and-madness-rothenberg
Electronic book text
208 Pages
$28.00 USD

Other Titles in PSYCHOLOGY / Creative Ability

Creativity

Jan Løhmann Stephensen
Jul 2022 - Johns Hopkins University Press
$8.95 USD - Paperback / softback
$8.95 USD - Electronic book text

Play

Marc Malmdorf Andersen
Jul 2022 - Johns Hopkins University Press
$8.95 USD - Paperback / softback
$8.95 USD - Electronic book text

The Aha! Moment

David Jones
Jan 2012 - Johns Hopkins University Press
$75.00 USD - Hardback
$30.00 USD - Paperback / softback
$30.00 USD - Electronic book text

Other Titles in Psychology

The Power of Placebos

Jeremy Howick
Nov 2023 - Johns Hopkins University Press
$32.95 USD - Hardback
$32.95 USD - Electronic book text

Healing the Traumatized Brain

Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD, and Vani Rao, MBBS, MD, best-selling authors of The Traumatized Brain
Jul 2023 - Johns Hopkins University Press
$24.95 USD - Paperback / softback
$54.95 USD - Hardback
$24.95 USD - Electronic book text

Sleep

Christine Parsons
Apr 2023 - Johns Hopkins University Press
$8.95 USD - Paperback / softback
$8.95 USD - Electronic book text