Acknowledgements. Introduction. Transitional Objects and Transitional
Phenomena. Dreaming, Fantasying, and Living: A Case-history Describing a
Primary Dissociation. Playing: A Theoretical Statement. Playing: Creative
Activity and the Search for the Self. Creativity and its Origins.For the pioneering psychologist D.W. Winnicott, a creative approach to the
world is what makes life worth living. But what are the origins of creativity
and how can we develop it - whether within ourselves or in others? Not only
does "Playing and Reality" 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
he 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.
