World View of Paul Cezanne: Psychic Interpretation [Hardcover]

Jane Roberts (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 246 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (March 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0139688595
• ISBN-13: 978-0139688591
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,382,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Rambunctious Creativity", May 5, 1998

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This review is from: World View of Paul Cezanne (Library Binding)

This remarkable little book was written in 1976, before Jane's physical challenges fully manifested. It shows a life lived to the fullest, and raises questions about what creativity is, where inspiration comes from, and what we leave behind when our "earth lives" are finished. The "Cezanne" material, "dictated" to Jane, is must reading for visual artists and for anyone interested in painting. It's especially significant as Jane had absolutely no background in art, although she was married to a painter. Where did this material come from? Did Jane make it all up? How could she? What is creativity? Is she "channeling" the "real" Cezanne? What does that mean? Really, quite an extraordinary read.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Real, May 27, 2007

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M. Sponder (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: World View of Paul Cezanne (Library Binding)

I had an original copy of this book 30 years ago, when it first came out (I think it was in 1977 or 1978) - at the time, I was living in Berkley, California and read about 1/3 of the book and put it down.

I liked it then but lost interest.

However, I decided, for my own reasons, to read it again, and bought a copy less than a month ago and am almost done and I have to say that I believe this book is really a channelled view of what Paul Cezanne thought about while he painted.

I think it's fair to say that Cezanne, himself, might not have talked nearly as much about his work as what's in the book - but the book is not Cezanne talking - it's his World View of paintings - and Jane Roberts, though some curious circumstance - happened to channel that World View.

I myself, as an artist who knows a lot about Paul Cezanne - am struck by the subtle insights that could not possibly have come from Jane Roberts.

But did it come from Paul Cezanne? In a sense, Yes. We can't really evaluate a book like this in the normal way - you have to pick it up and make sense of it yourself.

I for one, do recommend this book to artists interested in what Cezanne was actually thinking while he painted.

I'll be in Aix in a couple of days and will visit Paul Cezanne's studio and hopefully, what I read in this book will complement my trip.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How did I miss the book?, January 30, 2010

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Jody C. Nash (Napa, Ca, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: World View of Paul Cezanne (Library Binding)

Thank you for connecting me with the seller of this wonderful book by Jane Roberts. As an artist I am finding Cezanne's insights delightful and more than a little useful. Arrived promptly in like new condition.