Main description:

1. The first book to consider the psychological genesis of artistic creation through Bionian theory
2. Considers both the creation and observation of art through Kleinian, Freudian, Winnicottian theory
3. Includes, and analyses, famous art pieces and Literature (such as Ulysses) the reader will be familiar with throughout to support the author's theories on creativity and psychoanalysis

Contents:

Theoretical Introduction 1. Freudian Sublimation in Artistic Creation 2. The Need for Repair as an Impetus for Artistic Creation 3. Dialogue between D. Winnicott and S. Arietti concerning 'I and the Village' (Chagall, 1911) 4. Wilfred Bion's concepts of continent function and SP<->D in understanding artistic creative activity 5. Bion and the Popes of Horror: Theory of Transformations 6. Monologues and dialogues in James Joyce's work: Through the eyes of Bion and Ferro 7. GALILEO GALILEI, by Bertolt Brecht, as a metaphor for the continuous transformational movement of thought 8. Some Psychological Dimensions Presents in the Activity of Creative Writer and Reader 9. Synthesis and final comments: Language of achievement