Assaulting Parnassus: Theoretical Views of Creativity [Hardcover]

Jock Abra (Author)

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Publication Date: August 30, 1988

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• Hardcover: 616 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (August 30, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819170542
• ISBN-13: 978-0819170545
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,639,017 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars divine analysis, March 29, 2002

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This review is from: Assaulting Parnassus: Theoretical Views of Creativity (Paperback)

I was fortunate to have Dr. Abra as my professor at the University of Calgary and this book was the basis for his "Psychology of Creativity" class. A stellar examination of the creative process, "Assaulting Parnassus" is also an all-star compilation of theories from notable, serious thinkers. Regardless of the particular field of endeavor--they argue-- architects, writers, actors, athletes, painters, inventors, dancers--all share a similar developmental evolution on the way to their creation. Driven by a vision in their minds of a certain something that does not yet exist, these conflicted, ambitious, single-minded creators take a gargantuan risk in making something that was not there before. It's easy to look back at stuff that's already there. It's quite another thing to come up with it. The latter is what this book is all about.With wit and insight, it illuminates the creative process with deserved reverence.