Cobb: the Ecology of the Imagination in Childhood (Cloth) [Hardcover]

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Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1977

Is genius shaped by the imagination of childhood? Cobb's collection of autobiographies and biographies of creative people, as well as her observations of children's play, suggests just that. She sees the child to be innately connected with the natural world. Inner powers alone do not further the imagination. Her book remains an important philosophical meditation on the importance of children's deep experience of nature to their adult cognition and psychological well-being.

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About the Author

Edith Cobb (1895–1977) was a writer whose vast interests ranged from philosophy, psychology, poetry, and art to science and ecology. In the 1940s she attended the New York School of Social Work, which marked the beginning of her clinical research into the imaginative experiences of childhood. She spent over half a century collecting autobiographical, biographical and literary materials to explore the imagination of children in different countries and historical periods. Her groundbreaking study, The Ecology of Imagination in Childhood has been published by Spring Publications since 1993. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 139 pages
• Publisher: Columbia University Press; First Edition edition (August 1, 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0231038704
• ISBN-13: 978-0231038706
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,865,949 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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