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One of the fascinating and rewarding aspects of this work is the double vision it provides. For the reader of Shakespeare, this collection of psychoanalytic criticism offers a stunning variety of insights into the characters of the plays, into the revelations provided by examination of language, and ultimately into the mind that fathered it all, that of the author himself.
More particular to the analyst is the vision provided in the other direction, the opportunity to see other minds at work in what are finally case studies in whole or part, with sharp interpretations of specific language and thought that has been spread out before the critic for his consideration by the creative mind.
By utilizing developments in analytic thought since Freud, Jones, and other initial literary analyst-critics, the writers here bring to bear the contribution of people like Erikson, Mahler, and Winnicott to broaden and deepen the worth of psychoanalytic criticism in a notable selection of essays.