by Philippe Brenot · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788440681263
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In 'The Genius and Madness,' Philippe Brenot explores the relationship between genius and madness, analyzing whether madness is the mother of genius and how great creators often walk the line of mental illness in search of reaching the limit in their works. The author, an anthropologist and psychiatrist, examines the life and work of writers, musicians, and visual artists, revealing that writers are the most prone to mental illness. Through examples such as Dalí, Camille Claudel, Baudelaire, Proust, Schumann, and Haydn, Brenot demonstrates that obsessions, frustrations, and fears are an integral part of the human condition and can influence artistic creation.
French psychiatrist and anthropologist
