The Play's the Thing: Exploring Text in Drama and TherapyMarina Jenkyns conveys the excitement of working therapeutically with dramatic text though a personal and highly readable analysis of plays from a variety of periods and cultures. Influenced by the theories of Winnicott and Klein she lays bare the dynamics of relationships and plots to show how they can be used to help us understand our own relationships to each other and the world around us. This highly innovative text integrates therapeutic practice and literature in an engaging and challenging book which will hold the attention of a wide audience. |
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Contents
THROUGH THE LENS OF THE PLAY | 1 |
PLAYING WHERE TWO WORLDS MEET | 32 |
MEANS AND METHODS | 59 |
ROOTS BY ARNOLD WESKER | 82 |
CLOUD | 104 |
THURSDAYS CHILD | 134 |
GHOSTS BY HENRIK | 162 |
WALLS WITHIN WALLSSOCIETY FAMILY AND | 178 |
RIDERS TO THE SEA | 207 |
THE EPILOGUE | 227 |
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