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In this twelfth revised and enlarged edition of a ground-breaking study on the life and work of some of our greatest artists, Dr. Philip Sandblom explores the intriguing connections between illness, art and creativity. He elucidates the ways in which specific ailments inform and influence the creative personality and discusses the effects of mental illness, drug addiction and severe pain on 140 authors, artists and composers.
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Creativity and Disease : How Illness Affects Literature, Art and Music, Philip Sandblom
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- 2009
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- Title
- Creativity and Disease : How Illness Affects Literature, Art and Music
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Philip Sandblom
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 0714529419
- ISBN13
- 9780714529417
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Art
- Rating
- 3.4 out of 5
- Description
- In this twelfth revised and enlarged edition of a ground-breaking study on the life and work of some of our greatest artists, Dr. Philip Sandblom explores the intriguing connections between illness, art and creativity. He elucidates the ways in which specific ailments inform and influence the creative personality and discusses the effects of mental illness, drug addiction and severe pain on 140 authors, artists and composers.