Transforming Experiences in Literature and Psychotherapy

Considerations on Tolstoy’s Novella The Death of Ivan Ilych

Authors

  • Christoph Helferich

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30820/0743-4804-2024-34-83

Keywords:

authenticity, literature, identity

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of Leo Tolstoy’s novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich, with a view to transforming experiences in literature and psychotherapy. It focuses on three central points: the question of personal authenticity, the autobiographic narration of self as source of our identity, and the importance of physical contact as a bridge between individuals. A short clinical note highlights some critical issues that could be important for the reader, personally as well as professionally.

Author Biography

Christoph Helferich

Christoph Helferich was born in Germany and has lived and worked in Italy since 1984. He is CBT, supervisor and local trainer of the Italian Bioenergetic Society, la Società Italiana di Analisi Bioenergetica (SIAB).
083-091 36199

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How to Cite

Helferich, C. (2024). Transforming Experiences in Literature and Psychotherapy: Considerations on Tolstoy’s Novella The Death of Ivan Ilych. Bioenergetic Analysis, 34(1), 83–91. https://doi.org/10.30820/0743-4804-2024-34-83

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 1 (2024)

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Articles

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