Catharsis in Poetry Therapy

• Authors: Wiktor Czernianin
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

I. 1. How poetry arises? I. 2. How poetry heals – catharsis; II. Catharsis in Poetry Therapy oriented toward therapeutic effect; III. Catharsis in Poetry Therapy oriented toward moral ‘purifi cation’; IV. Catharsis in Poetry Therapy oriented toward mystical experience. V. Catharsis in Poetry Therapy oriented toward strictly aesthetic experience. VI. Catharsis in Poetry Therapy oriented toward strictly hedonistic pleasure; VII. Ending.

Keywords

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poetry; Poetry Therapy; Catharsis; moral ‘purification’; aesthetic experience

• Publisher: University of Wrocław, Institute of Psychology and Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT - Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
• Journal: Polish Journal of Applied Psychology
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 25-38

Contributors

author

Wiktor Czernianin

• Department of Psychology, University of Wrocław