Playing and Reality by D.W. Winnicott (English) Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Playing and Reality by D.W. Winnicott Winnicott is concerned with the springs of imaginative living and of cultural experience in every sense, with whatever determines an individuals capacity to live creatively and to find life worth living. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description What are the origins of creativity and how can we develop it - whether within ourselves or in others? Not only does Playing and Reality address these questions, it also tackles many more that surround the fundamental issue of the individual self and its relationship with the outside world. In this landmark book of twentieth-century psychology, Winnicott shows the reader how, through the attentive nurturing of creativity from the earliest years, every individual has the opportunity to enjoy a rich and rewarding cultural life. Today, as the hothousing and testing of children begins at an ever-younger age, Winnicotts classic text is a more urgent and topical read than ever before. Notes From the author of The Family & Individual Development and many more. Back Cover What Author Biography D.W. Winnicott (1896-1971). A renowned psychoanalyst and theorist, whose profound and original thought has had a lasting influence throughout the world. He was President of the British Psycho-Analytical Society and President of the Paediatric Section of the Royal Society of Medicine. Table of Contents Acknowledgements. Rodiman, Foreword. Introduction. Transitional Objects and Transitional Phenomena. Dreaming, Fantasying, and Living: A Case-history Describing a Primary Dissociation. Playing: A Theoretical Statement. Playing: Creative Activity and the Search for the Self. Creativity and its Origins. The Use of an Object and Relating Through Identifications. The Location of Cultural Experience. The Place Where We Live. Mirror-role of Mother and Family in Child Development. Interrelating Apart from Instinctual Drive and in Terms of Cross-identifications. Contemporary Concepts of Adolescent Development and their Implications for Higher Education. Tailpiece. References. Index. Review "Winnicott was the greatest British psychoanalyst who ever lived. He writes beautifully and simply about the problems of everyday life - and is the perfect thing to read if you want to understand yourself and other people better."-Alain de Botton Long Description For the pioneering psychologist D.W. Winnicott, a creative approach to the world is what makes life worth living. But what are the origins of creativity and how can we develop it - whether within ourselves or in others? Not only does i Playing and Reality /i address these questions, it also tackles many more that surround the fundamental issue of the individual self and its relationship with the outside world. In this landmark book of twentieth-century psychology he shows the reader how, through the attentive nurturing of creativity from the earliest years, every individual has the opportunity to enjoy a rich and rewarding cultural life. Today, as the hothousing and testing of children begins at an ever-younger age, Winnicotts classic text is a more urgent and topical read than ever before. Review Quote "Winnicott was the greatest British psychoanalyst who ever lived. He writes beautifully and simply about the problems of everyday life - and is the perfect thing to read if you want to understand yourself and other people better."-Alain de Botton Details ISBN0415345464 Short Title PLAYING & REALITY Language English ISBN-10 0415345464 ISBN-13 9780415345460 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2005 Edition 2nd Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780415036894 DOI 10.1604/9780415345460 UK Release Date 2005-01-20 AU Release Date 2005-01-20 NZ Release Date 2005-01-20 Author D.W. Winnicott Pages 232 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Edition Description 2nd edition Series Routledge Classics Publication Date 2005-01-20 Alternative 9781138236325 DEWEY 155.418 Illustrations 1 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:2993258;

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