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Under the bed, creeping : psychoanalyzing the Gothic in children's literature
- Title
- Under the bed, creeping : psychoanalyzing the Gothic in children's literature / Michael Howarth.
- Author
- Howarth, Michael, 1977-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 14-5310 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xi, 181 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "This book explores how Gothicism is crucial in helping children progress through different stages of growth and development. Michael Howarth examines Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market, Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, Neil Gaiman's Coraline, three versions of Little Red Riding Hood, and J.M. Barrie's Peter and Wendy--incorporating psychologist Erik Erikson's landmark theories on psychosocial stages of development"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Behavior and boundaries: Autonomy and doubt in Goblin market -- Fools' trap: Initiative and guilt in The adventures of Pinocchio -- Games and challenges: Industry and inferiority in Coraline -- Genital dystopia: Identity and role confusion in Little Red Riding Hood -- An awfully big commitment: Intimacy and isolation in Peter and Wendy.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-5310
- ISBN
- 9780786478439 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786478438 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 9781476615981 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- 1476615985 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2014014781
- OCLC
- 869265496
- Author
- Howarth, Michael, 1977- author.
- Title
- Under the bed, creeping : psychoanalyzing the Gothic in children's literature / Michael Howarth.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-5310