Psychology of Artists and the Arts

Edward W.L. Smith has published nine nonfiction books, more than 50 essays, a memoir, magazine articles, short stories, and a good bit of poetry. He is an emeritus professor of psychology, Georgia Southern University, and lives in Statesboro, Georgia.

• Table of ContentsPreface       Introduction       1. Neurosis and Art—Sigmund Freud, Otto Fenichel, and Alfred Adler       2. Art and the Conflict-Free Sphere of the Ego—Ernst Kris      3. Artistic Creativity and the Participation Mystique—Carl Jung      4. Art versus Fascism—Wilhelm Reich      5. The Artist and the Will to Create—Otto Rank      6. Further Insights—Sabina Spielrein, Ernest Jones, W.R.D. Fairbairn, Jacques Lacan, Anton Ehrenzweig, Julia Kristeva, Lawrence Kubie, Phyllis Greenacre, Philip Weissman, and Ernest G. Schachtel      7. Psychodynamics in Color and Black and White—Hermann Rorschach      Conclusion      Reference      Index

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