Now or Neverland

Now Or Neverland offers a comprehensive overview of the eternal boy syndrome from its roots in mythology to present day psychological interpretations, including a detailed study of its twentieth century depiction by J.M. Barrie in his famous play and novel. Underlying the author's lively discussion of the positive and negative aspects of Peter Pan is an overriding question: How might the archetypal energy, for which he is a figure, shape the lives of the individual and the collective?