The conduct of life / by Lewis Mumford.
Lewis Mumford 1895-1990
BookIn Psychology, Folklore, Creativity and the Human Dilemma, the author explores the meaning of folklore and its usefulness in education and psychotherapy. The author's interest has expanded into other fields that challenge and question the limits of our everyday horizons, namely, into operas, plays, and humor, as well as into new approaches to the meaning of human existence explored by modern thinkers. These various fields often interact, explain, and enrich each other. The book aims for deepening the awareness of our ultimate human concerns, the meaning of authenticity, and the urgent need for
Title |
Psychology, Folklore, Creativity and the Human Dilemma [electronic resource]. |
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Publisher |
Springfield : Charles C Thomas |
Creation Date |
2003 |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. English |
Content |
PSYCHOLOGY, FOLKLORE,CREATIVITY AND THE HUMAN DILEMMA CONTENTS Part I HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AS PORTRAYED IN FOLKLORE Chapter I HANSEL AND GRETEL-RED CAP-SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS- Chapter II PUCCINI'S TURANDOT:BEYOND THE SLEEPING BEAUTY Chapter III ULTIMATE HUMAN CONCERNS Chapter IV DEATH: GODFATHER DEATH Chapter V COMMITMENT AND AUTHENTICITY: BEOWULF Chapter VI THE GIRL WITHOUT ARMS:AUTHENTICITY AND GUILT Chapter VII THE TWELVE SWANS-THE STAR DUCATS-LANCELOT Part II PARADOXES AND POLARITIESIN HUMAN EXISTENCE Chapter VIII POSSIBILITY VERSUS NECESSITY:THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE Chapter IX POLARITY OF NEGATIVITY OR EVIL:THE SNOW QUEENChapter X THREE TALES BY ITALO CALVINO Chapter XI THE DOUBLE AND THE SELF Part III AGAPEAGAPE: THE LOVE FROM Chapter XII THE SHEPHERD OF MOUNT CRYSTAL Chapter XIII MYTHS OF LOVE AND SELF Part IV CREATIVITY Chapter XIV CREATIVITY, FOLKLORE, AND POETRY Chapter XV CREATIVITY AND DREAMS Chapter XVI CREATIVITY AND LOVE Chapter XVII QUESTS FOR WIDER WORLDS Chapter XVIII THE THIRTEEN CLOCKS Part V SOME MODERN LITERARY WORKS FOCUSED ON ULTIMATE Chapter XIX WAGNER'S AND TOLKIEN'S RINGS Chapter XX STRINDBERG AND PIRANDELLO Part VI A CALL TO ACTIONChapter XXI FRANCIS OF ASSISI-LUTHER-MOTHER TERESA Part VII FRAGMENTATION ANDLOSS OF SUBJECTIVITY Chapter XXII FRAGMENTATION AND LOSS OF INWARDNESS Chapter XXIII CONCLUSION |
Extent |
1 online resource (388 p.) |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010715956305171 |
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