Routledge Bringing Up War-Babies - Women's Writing & Psychoanalysis

Explore the complex figure of the wartime child through this academic study from Routledge. This book examines how the mid-twentieth century experience of war affected literature and psychological thought. By using biographical, literary, and historical materials, the text maps out the connections between women's writing and early psychoanalysis during the Second World War and the surrounding decades. Readers will find a deep analysis of various literary forms, ranging from children's adventure fiction to works specifically written for adult audiences. The volume identifies important and previously unrecognized similarities across these different genres. It provides a unique look at how the disruption of war influenced the lives and creative outputs of authors and thinkers during this period. This work is a valuable resource for those studying twentieth-century literature, history, and the intersection of gender and psychology.