Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-173) and index.
Contents
Regression and the fragmentation of the self in James and the giant peach -- Mysterious and the uncanny in Nancy Drew and Harriet the spy -- Uncanny Mickey Mouse and his domestication -- Narcissism in The wind in the willows -- Reproduction of mothering in Charlotte's web -- Pinocchio's journey from the pleasure principle to the reality principle -- Gazing and mirroring in The prince and the pauper -- Childhood fantasies and frustrations in Maurice Sendak's picture books -- Grotesque and the taboo in Roald Dahl's humorous writings for children -- Good-enough Mother Hubbard -- Humpty Dumpty and the anxieties of the vulnerable child -- Dream imagery and the portrayal of childhood anxieties in nursery rhyme illustrations -- Repression and rebellion in the life and works of Beatrix Potter -- Depictions of the mother-child dyad in the work of Mary Cassatt and Jessie Willcox Smith -- Guilt and shame in early American children's literature -- Psychological roots of Anthony Comstock's campaign to censor dime novels.
