The Act of CreationThe author advances the theory that all creative activities have a basic pattern in common, which he attempts to define. |
Contents
From the Foreword to the First Edition by Professor | 15 |
Preface to the Second Danube Edition | 23 |
LAUGHTER AND EMOTION | 51 |
Copyright | |
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