The Courage to Create

by Rollo May

Paperback, 1978

Status

Available

Call number

153.35

Collection

Publication

Bantam (1978), Mass Market Paperback, 173 pages

Description

What if imagination and art are not, as many of us might think, the frosting on life, but the fountainhead of human experience? What if our logic and science derive from art forms, rather than the other way around? In this trenchant volume, Rollo May helps all of us find those creative impulses that, once liberated, offer new possibilities for achievement. A renowned therapist and inspiring guide, Dr. May draws on his experience to show how we can break out of old patterns in our lives. His insightful book offers us a way through our fears into a fully realized self.

User reviews

LibraryThing member moukayedr
Originally written as a series of lectures this volume explores creativity, its many facets and gives examples from art.

Although it was written in the last century it is still very useful in pondering the need to create, the artist's encounter with his world, and the nature of creativity.
LibraryThing member FourOfFiveWits
It was really interesting at first but got bogged down in jargon towards the end.

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Physical description

173 p.; 6.9 inches

ISBN

0553126024 / 9780553126020
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