F. M. Alexander, the Use of the Self, and a 1932 Book Review + Discussion in the Yorkshire Post: A Failure to Impact Medical Science
| Autor: | Jeroen Staring |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Conscious control
Elocution Edgar Douglas Adrian (1889-1977) F. Matthias Alexander (1869–1955) Charles Davy (1897-1985) John Dewey (1859-1952) Ellen Avery Margaret Goldie (1905-1997) Ernst Franz Jokl (1907-1997) David Alexander Cecil Low (1891-1963) Rudolf Magnus (1873-1927) Caleb Williams Saleeby (1878-1940) Irene Tasker (1887-1977) ‗central control ' ‗conscious control ' ‗primary control John dewey media_common.quotation_subject Self Isolation (psychology) Art Alexander technique Medical science Classics media_common |
| DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.3529919 |
| Popis: | In 1931, Frederick Matthias Alexander, founding father of the Alexander Technique, who in 1894 began a career as a full-time stage artist and elocution and breathing teacher launched his book The Use of the Self explaining the history of his discovery of what he called a ―primary control of the psycho-physical mechanisms‖ (Alexander, 1932c). This case study critically describes the chronicle of Alexander‘s claim, notably citing the full text of a yet unreferenced letter to the editor of the Yorkshire Post written by Alexander in reaction to a book review by the young journalist Charles Davy. The case study shows how Alexander and his followers developed a strategy of self-sought isolation |
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