ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1961. The essays in this volume focus on the awareness of science and art, evolution and Freudian psychology. Besides the chapter on Darwin and Freud, the author discusses criticism, the fantasy element in drama and popular literature, the history of the novel, the motivation of science and the function of erotic art.

chapter I|22 pages

On Hard and Soft Centres

chapter II|20 pages

Darwin and Freud

chapter III|31 pages

Phoebus and Pan

chapter IV|26 pages

The Rape of Andromeda

chapter V|19 pages

The Naked Lady

chapter VI|17 pages

On Laying Plato's Ghost

chapter VII|30 pages

On Play and Earnest