Narrative of a Child Analysis - The Conduct of the Psycho-analysis of Children as Seen in the Treatment of a Ten Year Old Boy

A new edition of Melanie Klein's account of her analysis of a 10-year old boy, previously published by Hogarth Press in 1961 and Virago in 1989. Klein describes the day-to-day course of the analysis, interpreting drawings, play, verbal associations and reports of dreams, thus providing a guide to the technique of psychoanalysing children.Klein provides the reader with a picture of her work with ten-year-old Richard. Keeping notes of each session, she was able to describe the day-to-day course of the analysis, interpreting Richard's drawings, play, verbal associations and report of dreams. In a series of notes accompanying the clinical description, Klein comments upon the clinical material, linking it to more theoretical conclusions. In doing so, she has provided an invaluable guide to the technique of psycho-analyzing children.