Anthony Storr
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Anthony Storr (18 May 1920 – 17 March 2001)[1] was an English psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and author.
Background and education
Born in London, Storr was educated at Winchester College, Christ's College, Cambridge, and Westminster Hospital.[1][2] He was in the first cohort of medics to train in Jungian analysis at the Society of Analytical Psychology in London.[3]
Career
In 1974, Storr moved from private practice to a teaching appointment at the Warneford Hospital in Oxford, until his retirement in 1984.[1]
Personal
Storr was, as one of his obituarists observed, "no stranger to suffering at formative stages of his life."[1] He married twice, to Catherine Cole (who became a children's writer under her married name) in 1942 and writer Catherine Peters in 1970 after the first marriage ended in divorce.[4]
Distinctions
- Emeritus Fellow of Green College (1984)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (1990)
- Honorary FRCPsych (1993)[2]
Works
In his books, Storr explored the secrets of the dark sides of the human psyche – sexual deviations (Sexual Deviation, 1964), aggression (Human Aggression, 1968), and destructiveness (Human Destructiveness, 1972). At the same time, he saw the possibility of creative use of these spontaneous drives and directing them towards sports, scientific and artistic feats (The Dynamics of Creation, 1972).[2][4]
In his book Music and the Mind, Storr explores various theories on the origins of music.[5]
In chapter 3 of the book Storr writes:
Although music is sometimes referred to as a universal language, this is an entirely misleading description. The difficulty of appreciating music from different periods of history or from different cultures is a powerful argument in favour of the view that the various types of music are predominantly cultural artefacts rather than based on natural phenomena.[6]
In his final book Feet of Clay; Saints, Sinners, and Madmen: The Power and Charisma of Gurus (1996) Storr tracks typical patterns, often involving psychotic disorders that shape the development of the guru.[7] He challenges Jesus' mental health by implying that there are psychological similarities between crazy "messiahs" such as Jim Jones, David Koresh, and respected religious leaders, including Jesus.[4] His study is an attempt to look at Jesus as one of many gurus.[8]
Publications
- The Integrity of the Personality (1961) Template:ISBN
- Sexual Deviation (1964) Template:ISBN
- Human Aggression (1968) Template:ISBN
- Human Destructiveness (1972) Template:ISBN
- The Dynamics of Creation (1972) Template:ISBN
- Jung (1973) Template:ISBN
- The Essential Jung (1983) Template:ISBN
- The School of Genius (1988) Template:ISBN
- Solitude: A Return to the Self (1988) Template:ISBN — paperback retitling of The School of Genius
- Freud (1989) Template:ISBN (Past Masters)
- The Art of Psychotherapy (1979, 1980) Template:ISBN
- Churchill's Black Dog, Kafka's Mice, and Other Phenomena of the Human Mind (1990) Template:ISBN
- Human Destructiveness: The Roots of Genocide and Human Cruelty (1991) Template:ISBN – fully revised edition of Human Destructiveness
- Music and the Mind (1992) Template:ISBN
- Feet of Clay; Saints, Sinners, and Madmen: A Study of Gurus (1996) Template:ISBN
- The Essential Jung: Selected Writings (1998) Template:ISBN – another edition of The Essential Jung
- Freud: A Very Short Introduction (2001) Template:ISBN – another edition of Freud (1989)
See also
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References
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- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stevens, Anthony (20 March 2001). "Obituary: Anthony Storr". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stevens, Anthony (September 2001). "Obituary: Anthony Storr". BJPsych Bulletin. 25 (9): 365–366. doi:10.1192/pb.25.9.365. ISSN 2056-4694.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fordham, Michael (1998). Hobdell, Roger (ed.). Freud, Jung, Klein-- the Fenceless Field: Essays on Psychoanalysis and Analytical Psychology. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415186155.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Obituary: Anthony Storr". The Telegraph. 21 March 2001. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MUSIC AND THE MIND- "Review"". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Storr, Anthony (1992). Music and the mind. Ballantine Books. p. 50. ISBN 000215398X.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Feet Of Clay: The Power and Charisma of Gurus". Storytel. 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Storr, Anthony (1997). Feet of Clay; Saints, Sinners, and Madmen: A Study of Gurus. New York: Free Press Paperbacks. pp. 139–140. ISBN 0-684-83495-2.
Further reading
- Obituary, The Times, 20 March 2001.
- Anthony Storr, 80, Psychiatrist and Writer
- An article on Anthony Storr's life and work in Clio's Psyche
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