Hallucinations and Their Impact on Art

A comprehensive account of the many types of hallucinations that exist and the sheer complexity of circumstances in which they appear. Hallucinations occur in physical and mental illness and can be experienced by perfectly normal, healthy people. They range from the sensations of phantom limbs following amputation to the fantasies of childhood; from dreams and other phenomena of the world of sleep to mirage-like mass hallucinations reported in broad daylight by soldiers on the battlefield. Includes a detailed examination of the impact of hallucinations on art. Many artists have depicted an apocalyptic experience, their nightmares or alterations in perspective which come to them in dreams, illness, or under the influence of drugs. Illustrations.Critchley, E. M. R. is the author of 'Hallucinations and Their Impact on Art', published 1987 under ISBN 9780756774790 and ISBN 0756774799.