Psychoanalytic Responses to Children's Literature

by Mark I. West and Lucy Rollin

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786437642
• ISBN13: 9780786437641
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher