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Biology the act or process of inhaling; breathing in inspiration [‚in·spə′rā·shən] (physiology) The drawing in of the breath. Inspiration Aganippe fountain at foot of Mt. Helicon, consecrated to Muses. [Gk. Myth.: LLEI, I: 322] traditional representation of inspiration. [Herb Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 164] Muse of heroic poetry. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 47] Parnassian spring; regarded as source of inspiration. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 52] Muse of history. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 64] source of afflatus. [Art: Hall, 161] (del Toboso) country girl, whom Quixote apotheosizes as guiding light. [Span. Lit.: Don Quixote] Muse of lyric poetry, love poetry, and marriage songs. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 97] Muse of music and lyric poetry. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmer-man, 105] Mt. Helicon spring regarded as source of poetic inspiration. [Gk. Myth.: NCE, 1246] representation of poetic and musical impulse. [Art: Hall, 161] of tragedy (tragic drama). [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 163] traditional identification of a Muse. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 374] steed of the Muses; symbolizes poetic inspiration. [Gk. Myth.: Espy, 32]
fountain in Macedonia, sacred to the Muses, believed to communicate inspiration. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 787] Muse of sacred song, oratory, lyric, singing, and rhetoric. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 216] her body inspired Strickland to paint nude portrait. [Br. Lit.: The Moon and Sixpence, Magill I, 621–623] Muse of choral song and dancing. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 260] Muse of comedy. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 261] manifestation of Holy Spirit’s descent on Pentecost. [N.T.: Acts 2:1–4] Muse of astronomy. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 284] Inspiration a psychological state characterized by sharply increased activation of the inner personality, a strong emotional upsurge, and a straining of the spiritual and physical powers. Inspiration is one of the main precursors to creative process and is closely related to a great effort to concentrate with the simultaneous utilization of memory, imagination, and intense thought processes. All this is usually accompanied by the orientation of the personality toward a sharply restricted aim and the exclusion from its attention of everything not having a direct relation to the creative task to be resolved. REFERENCESWoodworth, R. S. Eksperimental’naia psikhologiia. Moscow, 1950. Chapter 25. (Translated from English.)Petrovskii, A. V. Rol’fantazii v razvitii lichnosti. Moscow, 1961. A. V. PETROVSKII How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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