Resource Tag: OCCUPATIONS. WRITERS

This article by author, William Styron, describes his long bout of depression & suicidality. He describes the suicides of several famous people (for example, Abbie Hoffman), & the denial of suicide by family & friends. Styron is annoyed at the stigma attached to suicide, & the lack of understanding surrounding depression – a word he […]

The author illustrates various aspects involved in contemplating suicide in a casual and non-technical manner, using personal life examples and popular issues. Issues focused on are aging and gender. A mock conversation with a fifty year old man who wants to kill himself is included. Male and female suicide attempts and completions are compared. The […]

In this article, the author discusses the life & work of Yukio Mishima from the object relational point of view. Describes his life history, pointing out the four big identity crisis in his life. He then suggests that Mishima had been in a state of part object relationship throughout his life. The important role of […]

This article provides a psychoanalytic interpretation of Yukio MishimaÕs suicide & personal myth. A biography of this writer is presented. His writings are discussed in the context of the psychological state & message of the writer. Several explanations for the writer’s suicide are included, emphasizing his personal myth. The article describes MishimaÕs belief that his […]

John Spurling claims the death of Yukio Mishima by suicide was a carefully planned, theatrical event. He supports this theory by providing glimpses of Mishima’s childhood, & his adult passion for the several “rivers” of his life: writing, theatre, body & action. Mishima was a noted playwright & novelist, starring in many of his own […]

Literary critic Alan Harrington comments on John Leggett’s Ross & Tom, Two American Tragedies, a study of the lives of Ross Lockridge (Raintree Country) & Thomas Heggen (Mr. Roberts), two young first novelists who committed suicide upon achieving fame & success. The author sketches life histories of both men, pointing out elements of personality, stress […]

Studies the relationship between suicide & artists as personified in the artistic struggles of Joseph Conrad. A. Alvarez’s studies of the interrelationship between suicide & artists are also considered. Although Conrad was not a suicide, a suicide attempt at age 20 was successfully hidden during his lifetime. His writing is seen as a mastery of […]

The author presents a study of the life, the works & the suicidal death of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, with the purpose of understanding both the nature of suicidal behavior & the significance of creative actions within the life of the self-destructive individual. (NBB)

This article briefly describes the cases of several writers who committed suicide, and contends that their suicides were largely due to financial circumstances. The writers mentioned include Frank Tilsley, Edgar Mittelholzer, B.S. Johnson, Christopher Landon, Kay Dick, Graham Wallace, Anna Wickham, Dylan Thomas, Sylvia Plath, & Michael Hutton. (RM)