Psychobiography : in search of the inner life /
Psychobiography refers to the study, using psychological perspectives, of the lives of notable figures in history, politics, intellectual life, the arts and other fields. The essence of psychobiography is gaining access to the inner world of the subjects: Why did they act as they did? Research is th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2024.
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| Series: | Explorations in narrative psychology.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Psychobiography refers to the study, using psychological perspectives, of the lives of notable figures in history, politics, intellectual life, the arts and other fields. The essence of psychobiography is gaining access to the inner world of the subjects: Why did they act as they did? Research is the basis of psychobiography. Materials such as letters, diaries, dreams, Freudian slips, and fantasies are especially revealing and therefore useful for psychological analysis. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197602126 0197602126 9780197602119 0197602118 |