The self-restorative power of music : a psychological perspective /

This book explores how we can understand the place of music from a self psychological perspective, by investigating three journeys: the one we take when listening to music, the literal journey of the author from Nazi Germany to the United States, and the subjective round-trip between the past and th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lachmann, Frank M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2022
Series:Psychoanalytic inquiry book series
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Table of Contents:
  • Music videos
  • Overture
  • 1. Words and melodies, psychology and music
  • 2. Thrills and goose bumps in music
  • 3. Music as narrative
  • 4. Richard Wagner: childhood trauma and creativity
  • 5. Richard Strauss: creativity in crisis and crises in creativity
  • 6. Cole Porter: trauma and self-restoration
  • 7. Finale: music and the Jews
  • References
  • Index