Playing and Reality (Routledge Classics)

Playing and Reality (Routledge Classics)

by D.W. Winnicott (Author), Robert Rodnam (Foreword)

Synopsis

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, Winnicott's classic text is a more urgent and topical read than ever before.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 214
Edition: 2
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 20 Jan 2005

ISBN 10: 0415345464
ISBN 13: 9780415345460

Media Reviews
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
Author Bio
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.