Invented Worlds

The Psychology of the Arts

Ellen Winner

    Introduction: The Puzzle of Art

    1. Personality and Intellect

    1. The Artist

    2. The Audience

    2. Painting

    3. What's in a Picture?

    4. The Untutored Eye?

    5. The Development of Drawing

    3. Music

    6. The Sounds of Music

    7. The Innovent Ear

    8. The Birth of Song

    4. Literature

    9. The Literary Experience

    10. Once upon a Time

    11. First Drafts

    5. Art and Abnormality

    12. The Damaged Brain

    13. Mental Illness

    Epilogue: Solving the Puzzle of Art

    Illustration Sources

    References

    Index

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Ellen Winner is Professor of Psychology at Boston College and Senior Research Associate at Project Zero, Harvard University. She is also the author of Gifted Children: Myths and Realities.