Courage to Create

The person I got this book for had this to say about it:"The book, even though it dates from the 70's, still seems quite current in how it portrays people and the world around us. Some parts of reality are a bit different now, but overall the main discussion throughout the book sounds valid and is very well thought through. Even though on the back it is classed as being on the subject of 'Psychology', I would personally have classed this book as being more along the lines of 'Philosophy'.There were only a few parts in the book that I considered dated or odd, but these parts ended up leading to interesting points anyway, so I cannot fault them. I read the book in about a week, reading 10-20 pages at a time, the book having about 140 pages, at least in the edition I received.Although I am an artist, I did find the author's psychoanalytic background to be very refreshing, not to mention the content was written plainly and with clarifications, so I would definitely recommend this book to other artists, regardless of what media they use, because the way the author approaches creativity as a whole is very methodical and may help us better understand our own processes of creative activity.I think what will really stick with me, is the fact that this book acted as a confirmation of sorts for certain pre-conscious concepts I already had, bringing them to the front of my mind and giving me a chance to integrate these thoughts more fully into how I personally view art, the artist and the people who are not artists but nonetheless appreciate the arts.I am not familiar with the author's other works yet, but after reading this, my interest for them has certainly been piqued."

Profound, spiritual and invigorating for the creative spirit.

M.Rollo se propose dans cet ouvrage d'analyser l'acte créatif . Il défininit tout d'abord ce qui n'est pas analyse de l'acte créatif lui même, puis les définit éléments constitutifs de l'acte de création , avec citations à l'appui de diverses personnalités confrontées au processus crétif.Ce livre intéressera les artistes comme les critiques d'art , il met en avant les éléments communs à toute création quelle qu'elle soit , et éclaire en partie ce sujet difficile et souvent mal compris .Cependant , cet ouvrage est parfois un peu rébarbatif au profane , et qui ne possède pas un certain nombre ce concepts devra sans doute élucider quelques références classiques (mythes par exemple) afin de rendre quelques passages plus clairs.J'ai aimé cet ouvrage car il a mis en évidence des éléments que j'avais déjà perçus mais n'aurais pu conceptualiser seule.

Great book regarding the Unconscious reality of the individual, Rollo May at his finest!

This book is a must read for everyone. Simple to read, concepts very clearly explained, deep and thought provoking at the same time.