Leidenschaft: Goethes Weg zur Kreativität
Eine Psychobiographie
2., bearb. Auflage 2009
276 pages, kartoniert
19.95 € [D]
ISBN 978-3-525-40409-6
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A masterful psychological portrait and an entertaining look at Goethe’s works in one volume.About this book
Goethe was not only a child genius, a beloved poet, and an important politician – throughout his life he also sometimes missed and suffered for it. Yet he had the special ability to accept mental anguish and to implement it for the further development of his own creativity.
Since Goethe’s time psychology has made great progress, and especially neurobiology has made great discoveries about the nature of the human mind. Nevertheless, we have few documents that so deeply illustrate the development of creativity as Goethe’s letters and his works – not to mention the detailed descriptions delivered by his family and friends, both male and female. His path to creativity can even today be an inspiration and a beacon to guide all of us to discover our own creative tendencies. Thus, a study of Goethe’s path to creativity is not solely an intellectual delight, but also one with very practical benefits.
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Goethes Weg zum schöpferischen LebenTeil 1: Leben und Werk
Kindheit und Jugend: Frankfurt 1749–1765 (Catharina Elisabeth)
Leipziger Studentenkrise 1765–1768 (Käthchen)
Rückkehr ins Elternhaus 1768–1770 (Cornelia)
Flucht vor der Liebe: Straßburg 1770–1771 (Friederike)
Frankfurter Refugium 1771–1772 (Cornelia)
Leidenschaft und Entsagung: Wetzlar 1772 (Charlotte)
Frankfurter Geniezeit 1772–1775 (Lili)
Goethes Konflikte im Spiegel seiner frühen Dramen
Zeit der Reife: Weimar 1775–1786 (Charlotte)
Neugeburt in Italien 1786–1788 (Faustina)
Die große Liebe: Weimar 1788–1806 (Christiane)
Politische Veränderungen und neue Leidenschaften 1806–1821 (Wilhelmine, Silvie, Marianne)
Späte Liebe, Alter und Abschied 1821–1832 (Ulrike)
Teil 2: Kreativität, Lebenskunst und Krankheit
Leben als kreative Selbstverwirklichung: »Wilhelm Meister«
Goethes Kreativität aus Sicht der modernen Forschung
Goethes Lebenskunst
Goethes »gesunde Krankheit«
Teil 3: Goethes Vermächtnis
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