Lucy Rollin, Mark I. West

Psychoanalytic Responses to Children's Literature

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Produktbeschreibung

With the growing emphasis on theory in literary studies, psychoanalytic criticism is making notable contributions to literary interpretation. Sixteen chapters in this work explore the psychological subtexts of such important children's books as 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. Drawing on the ideas of such psychoanalytic theorists as Sigmund Freud, Alice Miller, D.W. Winnicott and Jacques Lacan, it analyzes the psychological development of characters, examines reader responses, and studies the lives of authors and illustrators such as Beatrix Potter and Jessie Willcox Smith.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 287g
• ISBN-13: 9780786437641
• ISBN-10: 0786437642
• Artikelnr.: 23305362

Autorenporträt

Lucy Rollin is professor emerita of English at Clemson University, where she taught children's and young adult literature. She has written many books and essays on children's literature and pop culture.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     
1. Regression and the Fragmentation of the Self
James and the Giant Peach-Mark I. West     
2. The Mysterious and the Uncanny in Nancy Drew and Harriet the Spy-Lucy
Rollin     
3. Uncanny Mickey Mouse and His Domestication-Lucy Rollin     
4. Narcissism in The Wind in the Willows-Mark I. West     
5. The Reproduction of Mothering in Charlotte's Web-Lucy Rollin     
6. Pinocchio's Journey from the Pleasure Principle to the Reality
Principle-Mark I. West     
7. Gazing and Mirroring in The Prince and the Pauper-Lucy Rollin     
8. Childhood Fantasies and Frustrations in Maurice Sendak's Picture
Books-Lucy Rollin     
9. The Grotesque and the Taboo in Roald Dahl's Humorous Writings for
Children-Mark I. West     
10. Good-Enough Mother Hubbard-Lucy Rollin     
11. Humpty Dumpty and the Anxieties of the Vulnerable Child-Lucy
Rollin     
12. Dream Imagery and the Portrayal of Childhood Anxieties in Nursery Rhyme
Illustrations-Lucy Rollin     
13. Repression and Rebellion in the Life and Works of Beatrix Potter-Mark
I. West     
14. Depictions of the Mother-Child Dyad in the Work of Mary Cassatt and
Jessie Willcox Smith-Lucy Rollin     
15. Guilt and Shame in Early American Children's Literature-Mark I.
West     
16. The Psychological Roots of Anthony Comstock's Campaign to Censor Dime
Novels-Mark I. West     
Bibliography of Psychoanalytic Interpretations of Children's
Literature     
Index