Source Book of Gestalt Psychology [Hardcover]

Willis D. Ellis (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1939

An exact reproduction of the original edition published in 1938, this is the first extensive English language introduction to the work of the German Gestalt psychologists from 1912 to 1935. This important book bridged the gap between the English-speaking readers and the main works of the Gestalt psychologists until then available only in German. Over 400 pages in length, the book is a collection of abstracts or summaries of thirty-four articles and one book that were published in German between 1915 and 1929 by the leading exponents of Gestalt psychology and their students. Included are papers or presentations by Benary, Duncker, Frey, Fuchs, Gelb, Goldstein, Gottschaldt, Hertz, Hornbostel, Koffka, KÖhler, Hartmann, Lindermann, Schulte, Ternus, Wertheimer, Wulf, and Zeigarnik. In his introduction to the book, Koffka wrote: "A book like this needs no recommendation. Those who are interested in the earlier work of the gestalt school of psychologists will turn to it without special invitation." Of interest to all concerned with the works of the German pioneers, it is of special importance to practitioners of Gestalt therapy as it is the most cited reference in Perls, Hefferline and Goodman's "Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality."

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 420 pages
• Publisher: Law Book Co of Australasia (March 1939)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0710061153
• ISBN-13: 978-0710061157
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #323,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)