With the growing emphasis on theory in literary studies, psychoanalytic criticism has taken its place alongside other forms as an important contribution to literary interpretation. Despite its tendency to make readers uncomfortable, it offers insights into human nature, and hence is appropriate in examining a genre such as children's literature. Sixteen chapters in this work explore the psychological subtexts of a number of important children's books, including Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, Roald Dahl's James and the Giant ...
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With the growing emphasis on theory in literary studies, psychoanalytic criticism has taken its place alongside other forms as an important contribution to literary interpretation. Despite its tendency to make readers uncomfortable, it offers insights into human nature, and hence is appropriate in examining a genre such as children's literature. Sixteen chapters in this work explore the psychological subtexts of a number of important children's books, including Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach, Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, Louise Fitzhugh's Harriet the Spy, Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper, and E. B. White's Charlotte's Web. While most of the analyses deal primarily with the psychological development of characters, some focus on the lives of authors and illustrators, such as Beatrix Potter and Jessie Willcox Smith. Other chapters analyze the various responses that readers have to children's books. Understandable and interesting for both scholars and general readers, this work draws on the ideas of such psychoanalytic theorists as Sigmund Freud, Alice Miller, D. W. Winnicott and Jacques Lacan.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Library binding. Cloth over boards. 178 p. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 98054256 Type of material Book Personal name Rollin, Lucy. Main title Psychoanalytic responses to children's literature / by Lucy Rollin and Mark I. West. Published/Created Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1999. Description xii, 178 p.; 24 cm. ISBN 0786406747 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) LC classification PR990. R65 1999 Related names West, Mark I. LC Subjects Children's literature, English--History and criticism. Children's literature--Illustrations--Psychological aspects. Children's literature, American--History and criticism. Children--Books and reading--English-speaking countries. Children's literature--Psychological aspects. Psychoanalysis and literature. Psychology in literature. Psychology in art. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-173) and index. Dewey class no. 820.9/9282/019 Geographic area code e-uk---n-us---
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