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Original Essays | May 3, 2012

Lucia Perillo: IMG The Polymorph's Perversity

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It should not be so hard to write both poetry and fiction. Both arts, after all, make use of the same materials, words and punctuation. Poems... Continue »
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Solitude: A Return to the Self

by Anthony Storr

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A provocative and highly articulate meditation on solitude, Anthony Storr explores the connection between solitude and the creative personality. From the great to the obscure, Storr examines the uses that all kinds of people make of solitude in times of bereavement and depression, in escaping from the pressures of daily life, in communing with a higher power through prayer, and in finding and expressing their deepest selves.
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ISBN:
9780345358479
Subtitle:
A Return to the Self
Author:
Storr, Anthony
Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Subject:
General
Subject:
Psychology
Subject:
Creativity
Subject:
Self
Subject:
Mental health
Subject:
Personal Growth - General
Copyright:
1989
Publication Date:
May 1989
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
8.29x5.31x.69 in. .48 lbs.
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