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Genius and the Mind: Studies of Creativity and Temperament
By Andrew Steptoe
288 pages
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Synopsis
Taking as examples the lives of creative individuals through history, Genius and the Mind considers the nature of creativity and genius from a psychological standpoint. Eleven chapters, contributed by leading researchers, span the range of approaches used to understand the subject. A discussion of heredity considers the extent to which genes play a part in giftedness. The importance of social context in defining and acknowledging creativity is explored. Several chapters look at training and skill ...
Taking as examples the lives of creative individuals through history, Genius and the Mind considers the nature of creativity and genius from a psychological standpoint. Eleven chapters, contributed by leading researchers, span the range of approaches used to understand the subject. A discussion of heredity considers the extent to which genes play a part in giftedness. The importance of social context in defining and acknowledging creativity is explored. Several chapters look at training and skill development in exceptional individuals, and a number of contributions scrutinize the links between creativity, temperament, and mental health. Mozart's precocity, Byron's mania, the personalities of the Italian Renaissance painters, and the psychoses of many celebrated writers are all discussed, making this a fascinating text for anyone with an interest in the psychology of genius and geniuses, as well as for students and researchers in the field.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Foreword v
- Contents vii
- Contributors ix
- Figures Facing Chapter Openings x
- Chapter 1 - Exceptional Creativity and the Psychological Sciences *
- Chapter 2 - The Genetics of Genius 14
- Chapter 3 - Creativity and Genius: a Systems Perspective 38
- Chapter 4 - Historical Developments of Expert Performance: Public Performance of Music 66
- Chapter 5 - Early Lives: Prodigies and Non-Prodigies 96
- Chapter 6 - Mathematical Giftedness and Mathematical Genius: a Comparison of G. H. Hardy and Srinivasa Ramanujan 110
- Chapter 7 - Mozart: Resilience under Stress 140
- Chapter 8 - The Creative Genius of William Shakespeare: Historiometric Analyses of His Plays and Sonnets 166
- Chapter 9 - Lord Byron: the Apostle of Affliction 194
- Chapter 10 - Creativity and Madness: Clues from Modern Psychiatric Diagnosis 226
- Chapter 11 - Artistic Temperament in the Italian Renaissance: a Study of Giorgio Vasari's Lives 252
- Title Page iii
- Foreword v
- Contents vii
- Contributors ix
- Figures Facing Chapter Openings x
- Chapter 1 - Exceptional Creativity and the Psychological Sciences *
- Chapter 2 - The Genetics of Genius 14
- Chapter 3 - Creativity and Genius: a Systems Perspective 38
- Chapter 4 - Historical Developments of Expert Performance: Public Performance of Music 66
- Chapter 5 - Early Lives: Prodigies and Non-Prodigies 96
- Chapter 6 - Mathematical Giftedness and Mathematical Genius: a Comparison of G. H. Hardy and Srinivasa Ramanujan 110
- Chapter 7 - Mozart: Resilience under Stress 140
- Chapter 8 - The Creative Genius of William Shakespeare: Historiometric Analyses of His Plays and Sonnets 166
- Chapter 9 - Lord Byron: the Apostle of Affliction 194
- Chapter 10 - Creativity and Madness: Clues from Modern Psychiatric Diagnosis 226
- Chapter 11 - Artistic Temperament in the Italian Renaissance: a Study of Giorgio Vasari's Lives 252
- Index 271