
Narratives of Love and Loss
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In their detailed consideration of the narratives of the stories, the authors avoid theoretical jargon. and concentrate on works which have interest and meaning for adult readers as well as children. Narratives of Love and Loss is an important and accessible book which wilt be of especial interest to parents and teachers concerned with children's reading and imaginative play, and to those working in the fields of psychoanalysis, English literature and popular culture.
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Michael Rustin is professor and head of the Sociology Department at North East London Polytechnic. He is the author of For a Pluralist Socialism (Verso 1985) and co-editor with Janet Finch of A Degree of Choice. Higher Education and the Right to Learn. They have two daughters. aged 12 and 15.
Content
- Cover Page
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Deep Structures in Modern Children's Fiction
- 1. Loneliness, Dreaming and Discovery: Tom's Midnight Garden
- 2. Narnia : An Imaginary Land as Container of Moral and Emotional Adventure
- 3. Magic Wishes and the Self Explorations of Children: Five Children and It
- 4. The Life of Dolls: Rumer Godden's Understanding of Children's Imaginative Play
- 5. The Maternal Capacities of a Small Boy: The Indian in the Cupboard
- 6. Animals in Reality and Fantasy: Two Stories by Philippa Pearce
- 7. The Poetic Power of Ordinary Speech: ?. B. White's Children's Stories
- 8. Who Believes in 'Borrowers'?
- 9. Making Out in America: The Mouse and His Child
- 10. Inner Implications of Extended Traumas: Carrie's War
- 11. Finding Oneself Among Strangers: Three Stories by Paula Fox
- Conclusion: Explorations of Loss
- Notes
- List of Principal Works Discussed
- Index
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