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Under the bed, creeping : psychoanalyzing the Gothic in children's literature /

"This book explores how Gothicism is crucial in helping children progress through different stages of growth and development. Michael Howarth examines Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market, Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, Neil Gaiman's Coraline, three versions of Little Red Riding Hood,...

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Main Author:	Howarth, Michael, 1977- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Subjects:	Children's stories > History and criticism. Children's stories > Psychological aspects. Psychoanalysis and literature. Gothic revival (Literature) Terror in literature.

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