Erik Erikson’s Verbal Portraits

Luther, Gandhi, Einstein, Jesus

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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In his late teens and early twenties Erik H. Erikson, the widely acclaimed psychoanalyst and developmental theorist, aspired to be an artist. In Erik Erikson’s Verbal Portraits: Luther, Gandhi, Einstein, Jesus, Donald Cappscontends that Erikson’s portraits of respective historical figures not only reflect his artistic gifts but also make a highly creative contribution to psychoanalytic discourse. Moreover, his verbal portraits are vivid and compelling representations of his multifaceted conception of identity. His emphasis on the formative role of the mutual recognition of mother and infant in human portraiture, the importance he attaches to the Self and the sense of “I,” and his use of psychoanalysis as a means to experience the living presence of noteworthy historical figures are especially noted. In addition to his portraits of the four men, his brief verbal portrait of Ruth Benedict is presented, and his personal identification with a fifteenth century painting of Mary, the mother of Jesus, is also explored.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-09-24
Mått165 x 232 x 19 mm
Vikt404 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor170
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781442241510

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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Identity Concept and the Verbal Portrait 2. Creative Recovery: Portrait of Martin Luther 3. Mutual Recognition: Portrait of Mohandas Gandhi 4. Radiant Intelligence: Portrait of Albert Einstein 5. Self-Reconciliation: Portrait of Jesus of Galilee Epilogue Bibliography

Capps is on form. Much like Erikson’s work in his own time, Capps delivers a new way of looking at things ‘already familiar.’ Readers will not be disappointed. These beautiful and articulate depictions of Erikson’s verbal portraits give us a new way of looking at the ‘already familiar’ life and achievements of Erikson as a portraitist. I have never seen Erikson in this way before. I admire and deeply enjoy what this book accomplishes.