Playing and Reality (Routledge Classics)

Playing and Reality (Routledge Classics)

What are the origins of creativity and how can we develop it - whether within ourselves or in others? Not only does <EM>Playing and Reality</EM> 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.