Invented Worlds The Psychology of the Arts

Name: Invented Worlds The Psychology of the Arts
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ISBN: 9780674463615

ISBN-10: 0674463617

ISBN-13: 9780674463615

Edition: 1982

Authors: Ellen Winner

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Cave paintings of our prehistoric ancestors, elaborate ritual dances of preliterate tribesmen, long lines at the movies, earnest scribbles of the three-year-old next door--evidence of human preoccupation with art is everywhere, and it is overwhelming. But unlike other human universals--language, tool use, the family--art makes no material contribution to mankind's survival. What impels the artist to the lonely effort at self-expression? What moves the audience to resonate to the work of a master? What accounts for the child's inherent fascination with pictures and stories and songs? These questions are among the deepest we can ask about human nature. Freud deemed some of them forever…

Book details

List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 1982
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 1/1/1985
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English



Introduction: The Puzzle of Art



Personality and Intellect



The Artist



The Audience



Painting



What's in a Picture?



The Untutored Eye?



The Development of Drawing



Music



The Sounds of Music



The Innovent Ear



The Birth of Song



Literature



The Literary Experience



Once upon a Time



First Drafts



Art and Abnormality



The Damaged Brain



Mental Illness Epilogue: Solving the Puzzle of Art Illustration Sources


References


Index