Ronald Hayman presents a balanced examination of Jung, acknowledging both his merits and shortcomings. By utilizing a wealth of unpublished material, Hayman delves into the personal experiences that shaped Jung's theories, providing a nuanced understanding of his intellectual development. This approach offers readers a deeper insight into the complexities of Jung's character and contributions to psychology.
Carl Jung's theories made him one of the world's most influential psychoanalysts. With a combination of charisma, simplicity and brutal outspokenness, he inspired in his patients deep hatred and overpowering love in equal measure. Some he saved from psychosis, while he drove others to despair. Until his death in 1961, he initiated groundbreaking ideas, yet trusted only his impulses. With impeccable research including access to unpublished and previously unused material Ronald Hayman reveals what went on during Jung's sessions, and explores the great man's own sanity. Other biographers have either celebrated him as an idol or condemned him for his failings. In Jung, Hayman neither ignores his faults nor exaggerates them. The result is a rare insight into how Jung's revolutionary ideas grew out of his own extraordinary experiences.
Few people knew about the affair Adolf Hitler had with his niece, Geli Raubal, when he was 38 and she was only 17. Geli came to live with Hitler in his house in Berchtesgaden with her mother, Angelika Raubal - his widowed half-sister and the only one of his relatives he was on good terms with.
Provides a detailed portrait of the renowned poet, playwright, theatrical director, and political theorist, examining both his volatile public and personal relationships, and sorting through the contradictions and inconsistencies of his views
Thomas Mann, author of Death in Venice, The Magic Mountain, and Buddenbrooks was a man with secrets. This biography offers a portrait of the Nobel Prize-winning German novelist, drawing on Mann's unexpurgated diaries. It uncovers a brilliant writer's mask to reveal the private man: his bisexuality, his obsession with preserving appearances and the deep guilt which plagued him for nearly fifty years.
Ronald Hayman's brilliant portrayal of the tormented man and the inspired writerguarantees its status as the classic account of Kafka's life.Hayman shows how the unique writings of this extraordinary man force us to reconsider all our assumptions about how to divide fiction from fact;for,obsessively,Kafka used literature as a means of putting himself on trial,of enacting the terrible conflicts of his day-to-day existence.
Not a conventional biograpy, this book offers an explanation of Sylvia Plath's death in 1963. The author looks back on Plath's life in an attempt to offer an objective account of why she killed herself. It discusses her life with her husband Ted Hughes, who had control of all her copyright works, as she killed herself without making a will. This edition brings the story full circle, as it includes the publication of "Birthday Letters", the death of Ted Hughes and Elaine Feinstein's biography of him, along with Erica Wagner's book "Ariel's Gift", the Al Alvarez autobiography which includes new material and Lucas Meyers's new book "Crow Steered Bergs Appeared".
Focusing on the art of transforming written plays and screenplays into vivid mental imagery, this guide has been a staple for actors, directors, and writers for two decades. The updated edition includes a dedicated chapter on screenplays, highlighting the key differences between screenplays and playscripts. This comprehensive resource aims to enhance the reader's understanding and appreciation of dramatic literature, making it essential for anyone involved in the theatrical arts.
A short book combining extracts from the work of one of the world's greatest thinkers combined with commentary from one of Britain's most distinguished writers on philosophy.
Exploring the dynamics of English theatre in the late 20th Century, this book delves into the influence of financial interests and underlying motivations within its structure and systems. It offers a critical analysis of the pressures shaping the theatrical landscape, providing insight into the complex interplay between art and commerce.