"A brilliant and daring book on how art reveals life, how it illuminates childhood beyond what the sciences of development can tell us."---Jerome Bruner, University Professor, New York University "Com
While literature and the arts are rarely considered primary sources for knowledge about human motivation and behavior, people read novels, attend movies, watch television, and go to the theater not s
In this remarkable book, Ellen Handler Spitz shows how to promote children’s creative and emotional growth by making the most of the unlimited possibilities of everyday experiences.Through delightful
Just as human relationships develop over time, so do our ties to cherished works of art. Operating from a psychoanalytic perspective, the author takes an in-depth look at the surrealist paintings of R
