Henry David Thoreau: Cycles and Psyche.Henry David Thoreau: Cycles and Psyche Psyche (sī`kē), in Greek mythology, personification of the human soul. She was so lovely that Eros (Cupid), the god of love, fell in love with her. Michael Sperber, MD Higganum Hill Books PO Box 666, Higganum, CT 06441 0974115827 $17.95 Henry David Thoreau: Cycles and Psyche is a deep exploration of classic author Henry David Thoreau's self-declared "Insanity insanity, mental disorder of such severity as to render its victim incapable of managing his affairs or of conforming to social standards. Today, the term insanity is used chiefly in criminal law, to denote mental aberrations or defects that may relieve a person from ." Writen by expert psychiatric consultant Michael Sperber, Cycles and Psyche uses Icarian and Daedalian imagery in its search to identify masked affective disorders Affective disorders A group of psychiatric conditions, also known as mood disorders, characterized by disturbances of affect, emotion, thinking, and behavior. in the great writer. An in-depth psychological case study meant for intermediate to advanced psychology and literature students, Henry David Thoreau: Cycles and Psyche is unafraid to picture and scrutinize scru·ti·nize tr.v. scru·ti·nized, scru·ti·niz·ing, scru·ti·niz·es To examine or observe with great care; inspect critically. scru a side of the great Thoreau that not everyone dares to examine closely. |
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