The nature of artistic creativity and its relationship with ?difference? has intrigued people for centuries. The Genesis of Artistic Creativity is a revealing exploration of the lives of 21 famous writers, philosophers, musicians and painters including George Orwell, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Andy Warhol and many others, in light of the recognized criteria for diagnosis of high-functioning autism and Asperger's Syndrome (AS). Having diagnosed hundreds of individuals with AS during his professional career, Professor Fitzgerald examines here the social behaviour, language, humour, and obsessive…mehr
The nature of artistic creativity and its relationship with ?difference? has intrigued people for centuries. The Genesis of Artistic Creativity is a revealing exploration of the lives of 21 famous writers, philosophers, musicians and painters including George Orwell, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Andy Warhol and many others, in light of the recognized criteria for diagnosis of high-functioning autism and Asperger's Syndrome (AS). Having diagnosed hundreds of individuals with AS during his professional career, Professor Fitzgerald examines here the social behaviour, language, humour, and obsessive interests and routines that accompanied creative genius in the past four centuries. From Herman Melville's eccentric breakfast habits and Simone Weil's intense dislike of being touched by other people to Ludwig van Beethoven's inappropriate marriage proposals, the author offers compelling insights into the association between creativity and autism spectrum disorders.
Michael Fitzgerald is Henry Marsh Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Trinity College, Dublin. A Clinical and Research Consultant to the Irish Society for Autism and an Honorary Member of the Northern Ireland Institute of Human Relations, he has a doctorate in the area of autism and has been a researcher in this area since 1973. He trained at St. Patrick's Hospital Dublin, Chicago Medical School, and The Maudsley Hospital and the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases in London. He has clinically diagnosed over 900 individuals with autism and Asperger's Syndrome and has served on the Government Task Force on Autism and the Family. He has contributed to National and International Journals on autism and is the author of over 120 publications. This is his thirteenth book.
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Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I. Asperger's Syndrome and Writers. 1. Jonathan Swift (1667 1745). 2. Hans Christian Andersen (1805 75). 3. Herman Melville (1819 91). 4. Lewis Carroll (1832 98). 5. William Butler Yeats (1865 1939). 6. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 1930). 7. George Orwell (1903 50). 8. Bruce Chatwin (1940 89). Part II. Asperger's Syndrome and Philosophers. 9 . Spinoza (1632 77). 10. Immanuel Kant (1724 1804). 11. Simone Weil (1909 43). 12. A.J. Ayer (1910 89). Part III. Asperger's Syndrome and Musicians.13. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 91). 14. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 1827). 15. Erik Satie (1866 1925). 16. Béla Bártok (1881 1945). 17. Glenn Gould (1932 82). Part IV. Asperger's Syndrome and Painters. 18. Vincent van Gogh (1853 90). 19. Jack B. Yeats (1871 1957). 20. L.S. Lowry (1887 1976). 21. Andy Warhol (1928 87). Conclusion. References. Index.
Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I. Asperger's Syndrome and Writers. 1. Jonathan Swift (1667 1745). 2. Hans Christian Andersen (1805 75). 3. Herman Melville (1819 91). 4. Lewis Carroll (1832 98). 5. William Butler Yeats (1865 1939). 6. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 1930). 7. George Orwell (1903 50). 8. Bruce Chatwin (1940 89). Part II. Asperger's Syndrome and Philosophers. 9 . Spinoza (1632 77). 10. Immanuel Kant (1724 1804). 11. Simone Weil (1909 43). 12. A.J. Ayer (1910 89). Part III. Asperger's Syndrome and Musicians.13. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 91). 14. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 1827). 15. Erik Satie (1866 1925). 16. Béla Bártok (1881 1945). 17. Glenn Gould (1932 82). Part IV. Asperger's Syndrome and Painters. 18. Vincent van Gogh (1853 90). 19. Jack B. Yeats (1871 1957). 20. L.S. Lowry (1887 1976). 21. Andy Warhol (1928 87). Conclusion. References. Index.
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