Angels and wild things : the archetypal poetics of Maurice Sendak / John Cech.

Angels and wild things : the archetypal poetics of Maurice Sendak / John Cech.

By
Cech, John.

Publication Date
1995

Publication Information
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press,

Physical Description
xix, 284 p. : ill.

Subject Term
Children's stories, American -- History and criticism.
 
Children's stories, American -- Illustrations.
 
Archetype (Psychology) in literature.

Summary
John Cech considers the symbolic child who has appeared and developed in Sendak's books and remains at the center of his vision. By fusing biographical, historical, cultural, and literary materials with the insights of depth psychology and archetypal theory, this study traces the evolution of Sendak's work—from its first, bold steps in the 1950s, to its liberating breakthroughs of the 1960s and early 1970s, to the rich complexity of his most recent books.

Language
English

ISBN
9780271009490


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)ADULT NFIC OVERSIZE - BASEMENTAdult Non-Fiction Oversize - Basement813.5 C32NonCirculating