Melanie Klein (1882-1960) was a pioneer of child analysis whose
work with children enabled her to gain insight on the deepest
states of the mind and thus to make a fundamental contribution to
psychoanalytic theory. A pupil and follower of Freud, she
investigated what he called "the dim and shadowy era" of early
childhood, developing theories and techniques which, although they
remain controversial, have had a profound influence not only on
clinical psychoanalysis but also on fields outside it. Her
understanding of the paranoid-schizoid mechanisms and of the role
of envy extended the range of patients who can be psychoanalyzed,
to include those suffering from borderline states between neurosis
and psychosis. And her work shed light on the psychological basis
of ethics, on theories of thinking, on group relations, and on
aesthetics. The author worked with Melanie Klein and is now one of
Britain's leading psychoanalysts. She traces the development of
Klein's ideas within a biographical framework, describing the
importance of her work and portraying her as a woman of great
warmth and exceptional insight.
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