Rainer M. Holm-Hadulla
Leidenschaft: Goethes Weg zur Kreativität
Eine Psychobiographie
2. Edition 2009
276 pages
ISBN 978-3-525-40409-6
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
plus S&H
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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.