«genius" - the Latin word (genius) and is the highest degree of talent and versatility.Geniuses made to admire, but contemporaries, as a rule, do not like them, sometimes even hate and envy.It is believed that a gifted person who has received the ability of nature all my life to get it blithely enjoying free gift.But in reality, these people got on with their creative abilities?
What a genius: a normal person or patient?Some facts about the brilliant writers and poets ...
a long time, for example, the debate continues around the name of Jonathan Swift , author of the immortal Gulliver.And in the end, the doctors diagnosed him: Mad!
In support of this theory usually gives three proofs.Firstly, the appointment shortly before his death the official trustees oversee his affairs because of mental incapacity.Secondly, the progressive loss of memory, inability to recognize even close friends and acquaintances.Finally, efforts to create the first psychiatric hospital in Ireland, which he bequeathed all his considerable fortune, and which, according to evil tongues of his contemporaries, he was hoping to enter the first patient.
English writer Harrington imagined thoughts fly out of his mouth in the form of birds and the bees, and clutched his broom to disperse them.
Norwegian dramatur Ibsen , the census began to crumple and tear everything turn up the arm, often destroying just written.
German poet Heinrich Heine wrote about himself: My mental stimulation is rather a result of the disease, than genius.To little to console the suffering, I wrote poems.In these terrible night, mad with pain, my poor head tossed from side to side, causing ringing bells with cruel joviality worn dunce cap.And he concluded thinking about genius and madness words: Creativity - is a disease of the soul, just as the pearl is a disease of the mollusk."
Another poet from Germany, Friedrich Schiller , for some reason, he could do only when the table he lay rotten apples, and working on his compositions, always kept his feet in cold water.
to successfully work on the novel French writer Emile Zola tied himself to a chair.
Musset resigned his poems by candlelight, all alone, at a table where there were two instruments for its cute imaginary woman who was about to come and share his dinner.
Charlotte Bronte permanently detached from writing another novel, and was sent to clean potatoes.
Dumas -up inspiration love five times a full meal.
Flaubert during groaned with characters they portrayed.I laugh and cry, and that takes more steps to go quickly around the room and loudly chanting the word.
English writer houghtonite , engaged in literary work, while wielding a knife or scissors.During the vigil, he planed writers than a desk, a few chairs slashed, and once ispolosovannaya tucked under the arm of his wife's favorite dress.
Balsa to write his novels, standing barefoot on the chilly stone floor.
Poe could sit for hours at his desk and stare at him lying in front of a blank sheet of paper.
Some also come Maeterlinck .Every morning he would sit at his desk for three hours, even if no one thought came to mind.
George Sand wrote daily until 11 o'clock, and if the novel ends at 10.30, then immediately starting a new, on which she worked for half an hour.
French fabulist Lafontaine , when he finds inspiration rushed through the streets for hours, oblivious to the passers-by watched in amazement as he gesticulates, stomping feet, loudly shouting born row.
Familiar watched in amazement as George Bernard Shaw , is already at an advanced age, put on rubber boots, buttoned all the buttons lined cloak and Dirt Bike, referring to members of the household, said: I'm going to write a play!And sent to the market, where it was very lively.Often he was seen in commuter trains with a notebook in hand, quickly sketching out line by line. "
Anatole France wrote on Anything: on old letters, envelopes, invitations, even business cards.
Gogol been certified by the school as a stupid and varmint.
Pushkin very little time to the Lyceum and wept on the lessons of arithmetic.
Leo Tolstoy the exams at the University of picked up units,
Chekhov twice a gymnasium remained in the second year ...
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Photo: Jonathan Swift, Nikolai Gogol, Friedrich Schiller, CharlotteBronte
