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The Presence of the Past in Children's Literature

Author : Ann Lucas
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0313324832

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The Presence of the Past in Children's Literature by Ann Lucas Pdf

Time is one of the most prominent themes in the relatively young genre of children's literature, for the young, like adults, want to know about the past. This book explores how children's writers have treated the theme and concept of time. The volume starts with the application of literary theory and additionally analyzes examples of the juvenile historical novel. In doing so, it also examines changing fashions in criticism and publishing and the pressure they exert on writers. It then considers literary adaptations of myths and archetypes, constructions of history in children's literature, colonial and postcolonial children's fiction, and the treatment of the past in the postmodern era. The book looks at literature from around the world, and the expert contributors are from diverse countries and backgrounds. While the book looks primarily at literature of the 19th and 20th centuries, it considers a broad range of historical material treated in works from that period. Included are discussions of such topics as Joan of Arc in children's literature, the legacy of Robinson Crusoe, colonial and postcolonial children's literature, the Holocaust, and the supernatural. International in scope, the volume examines history and collective memory in Portuguese children's fiction, Australian history in picture books, Norwegian children's literature, and literary treatments of the great Irish famine.

The Presence of the Past

Author : Valerie Krips
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135576127

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The Presence of the Past by Valerie Krips Pdf

The presence of the Past studies the interaction of heritage and fiction written for children over a 40 year period in Britain, exploring a range of works for children from The Tale of Peter Rabbit to I Spy.

The Presence of the Past

Author : Valerie Krips
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135576110

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The Presence of the Past by Valerie Krips Pdf

The presence of the Past studies the interaction of heritage and fiction written for children over a 40 year period in Britain, exploring a range of works for children from The Tale of Peter Rabbit to I Spy.

Understanding Children's Literature

Author : Peter Hunt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134186587

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Understanding Children's Literature by Peter Hunt Pdf

Edited by Peter Hunt, a leading figure in the field, this book introduces the study of children’s literature, addressing theoretical questions as well as the most relevant critical approaches to the discipline. The fourteen chapters draw on insights from academic disciplines ranging from cultural and literary studies to education and psychology, and include an essay on what writers for children think about their craft. The result is a fascinating array of perspectives on key topics in children’s literature as well as an introduction to such diverse concerns as literacy, ideology, stylistics, feminism, history, culture and bibliotherapy. An extensive general bibliography is complemented by lists of further reading for each chapter and a glossary defines critical and technical terms, making the book accessible for those coming to the field or to a particular approach for the first time. In this second edition there are four entirely new chapters; contributors have revisited and revised or rewritten seven of the chapters to reflect new thinking, while the remaining three are classic essays, widely acknowledged to be definitive. Understanding Children’s Literature will not only be an invaluable guide for students of literature or education, but it will also inform and enrich the practice of teachers and librarians.

Reading History in Children's Books

Author : Catherine Butler,Hallie O'Donovan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137026033

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Reading History in Children's Books by Catherine Butler,Hallie O'Donovan Pdf

This book offers a critical account of historical books about Britain written for children, including realist novels, non-fiction, fantasy and alternative histories. It also investigates the literary, ideological and philosophical challenges involved in writing about the past, especially for an audience whose knowledge of history is often limited.

International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature

Author : Peter Hunt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1399 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134436842

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International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature by Peter Hunt Pdf

Children's literature continues to be one of the most rapidly expanding and exciting of interdisciplinary academic studies, of interest to anyone concerned with literature, education, internationalism, childhood or culture in general. The second edition of Peter Hunt's bestselling International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature offers comprehensive coverage of the subject across the world, with substantial, accessible, articles by specialists and world-ranking experts. Almost everything is here, from advanced theory to the latest practice – from bibliographical research to working with books and children with special needs. This edition has been expanded and includes over fifty new articles. All of the other articles have been updated, substantially revised or rewritten, or have revised bibliographies. New topics include Postcolonialism, Comparative Studies, Ancient Texts, Contemporary Children's Rhymes and Folklore, Contemporary Comics, War, Horror, Series Fiction, Film, Creative Writing, and 'Crossover' literature. The international section has been expanded to reflect world events, and now includes separate articles on countries such as the Baltic states, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Iran, Korea, Mexico and Central America, Slovenia, and Taiwan.

Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature

Author : Emer O'Sullivan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781538122921

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Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature by Emer O'Sullivan Pdf

History is constantly evolving, and the history of children’s literature is no exception. Since the original publication of Emer O’Sullivan’s Historical Dictionary of Children’s Literature in 2010, much has happened in the field of children’s literature. New authors have come into print, new books have won awards, and new ideas have entered the discourse within children’s literature studies. Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries. This book will be an excellent resource for students, scholars, researchers, and anyone interested in the field of children’s literature studies.

Telling Children's Stories

Author : Michael Cadden
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780803215689

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Telling Children's Stories by Michael Cadden Pdf

The most accessible approach yet to children?s literature and narrative theory, Telling Children?s Stories is a comprehensive collection of never-before-published essays by an international slate of scholars that offers a broad yet in-depth assessment of narrative strategies unique to children?s literature. ø The volume is divided into four interrelated sections: ?Genre Templates and Transformations,? ?Approaches to the Picture Book,? ?Narrators and Implied Readers,? and ?Narrative Time.? Mike Cadden?s introduction considers the links between the various essays and topics, as well as their connections with such issues as metafiction, narrative ethics, focalization, and plotting. Ranging in focus from picture books to novels such as To Kill a Mockingbird, from detective fiction for children to historical tales, from new works such as the Lemony Snicket series to classics like Tom?s Midnight Garden, these essays explore notions of montage and metaphor, perspective and subjectivity, identification and time. Together, they comprise a resource that will interest and instruct scholars of narrative theory and children?s literature, and that will become critically important to the understanding and development of both fields.

Ur in the Twenty-First Century CE

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781646021505

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Ur in the Twenty-First Century CE by Anonim Pdf

The city of Ur—now modern Tell el-Muqayyar in southern Iraq, also called Ur of the Chaldees in the Bible—was one of the most important Sumerian cities in Mesopotamia during the Early Dynastic Period in the first half of the third millennium BCE. The city is known for its impressive wealth and artistic achievements, evidenced by the richly decorated objects found in the so-called Royal Cemetery, which was excavated by the British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania from 1922 until 1934. Ur was also the cult center of the moon god, and during the twenty-first century BCE, it was the capital of southern Mesopotamia. With contributions from both established and rising Assyriologists from ten countries and edited by three leading scholars of Assyriology, this volume presents thirty-two essays based on papers delivered at the 62nd Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale held in Philadelphia in 2016. Reflecting on the theme “Ur in the Twenty-First Century CE,” the chapters deal with archaeological, artistic, cultural, economic, historical, and textual matters connected to the ancient city of Ur. Three of the chapters are based on plenary lectures by senior scholars Richard Zettler, Jonathan Taylor, and Katrien De Graef. The remainder of the essays, arranged alphabetically by author, highlight innovative new directions for research and represent a diverse array of topics related to Ur in various periods of Mesopotamian history. Tightly focused in theme, yet broad in scope, this collection will be of interest to Assyriologists and archaeologists working on Iraq.

Irish Children’s Literature and the Poetics of Memory

Author : Rebecca Long
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781350167261

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Irish Children’s Literature and the Poetics of Memory by Rebecca Long Pdf

Focusing on the mythological narratives that influence Irish children's literature, this book examines the connections between landscape, time and identity, positing that myth and the language of myth offer authors and readers the opportunity to engage with Ireland's culture and heritage. It explores the recurring patterns of Irish mythological narratives that influence literature produced for children in Ireland between the nineteenth and the twenty-first centuries. A selection of children's books published between 1892, when there was an escalation of the cultural pursuit of Irish independence and 2016, which marked the centenary of the Easter 1916 rebellion against English rule, are discussed with the aim of demonstrating the development of a pattern of retrieving, re-telling, remembering and re-imagining myths in Irish children's literature. In doing so, it examines the reciprocity that exists between imagination, memory, and childhood experiences in this body of work.

The Reception of Ancient Greece and Rome in Children’s Literature

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004298606

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The Reception of Ancient Greece and Rome in Children’s Literature by Anonim Pdf

The Reception of Ancient Greece and Rome in Children’s Literature: Heroes and Eagles investigates the varying receptions of Ancient Greece and Rome in children’s literature, covering the genres of historical fiction, fantasy, mystery stories and classical mythology, and considering the ideological manipulations in these works.

War Gothic in Literature and Culture

Author : Steffen Hantke,Agnieszka Soltysik Monnet
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317383239

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War Gothic in Literature and Culture by Steffen Hantke,Agnieszka Soltysik Monnet Pdf

In the context of the current explosion of interest in Gothic literature and popular culture, this interdisciplinary collection of essays explores for the first time the rich and long-standing relationship between war and the Gothic. Critics have described the global Seven Year’s War as the "crucible" from which the Gothic genre emerged in the eighteenth century. Since then, the Gothic has been a privileged mode for representing violence and extreme emotions and situations. Covering the period from the American Civil War to the War on Terror, this collection examines how the Gothic has provided writers an indispensable toolbox for narrating, critiquing, and representing real and fictional wars. The book also sheds light on the overlap and complicity between Gothic aesthetics and certain aspects of military experience, including the bodily violation and mental dissolution of combat, the dehumanization of "others," psychic numbing, masculinity in crisis, and the subjective experience of trauma and memory. Engaging with popular forms such as young adult literature, gaming, and comic books, as well as literature, film, and visual art, War Gothic provides an important and timely overview of war-themed Gothic art and narrative by respected experts in the field of Gothic Studies. This book makes important contributions to the fields of Gothic Literature, War Literature, Popular Culture, American Studies, and Film, Television & Media.

Intl Comp Ency Child Lit E2 V1

Author : Peter Hunt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1310 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781136486753

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Intl Comp Ency Child Lit E2 V1 by Peter Hunt Pdf

Children's literature continues to be one of the most rapidly expanding and exciting of interdisciplinary academic studies, of interest to anyone concerned with literature, education, internationalism, childhood or culture in general. This edition has been expanded and includes over 50 new articles. New topics include Postcolonialism, Comparative Studies, Ancient Texts, Contemporary Children's Rhymes and Folklore, Contemporary Comics, War, Horror, Series Fiction, Film, Creative Writing, and 'Crossover' literature. The international section has been expanded to reflect world events.

The Early Reader in Children’s Literature and Culture

Author : Jennifer Miskec,Annette Wannamaker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317394778

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The Early Reader in Children’s Literature and Culture by Jennifer Miskec,Annette Wannamaker Pdf

This is the first volume to consider the popular literary category of Early Readers – books written and designed for children who are just beginning to read independently. It argues that Early Readers deserve more scholarly attention and careful thought because they are, for many younger readers, their first opportunity to engage with a work of literature on their own, to feel a sense of mastery over a text, and to experience pleasure from the act of reading independently. Using interdisciplinary approaches that draw upon and synthesize research being done in education, child psychology, sociology, cultural studies, and children’s literature, the volume visits Early Readers from a variety of angles: as teaching tools; as cultural artifacts that shape cultural and individual subjectivity; as mass produced products sold to a niche market of parents, educators, and young children; and as aesthetic objects, works of literature and art with specific conventions. Examining the reasons such books are so popular with young readers, as well as the reasons that some adults challenge and censor them, the volume considers the ways Early Readers contribute to the construction of younger children as readers, thinkers, consumers, and as gendered, raced, classed subjects. It also addresses children’s texts that have been translated and sold around the globe, examining them as part of an increasingly transnational children’s media culture that may add to or supplant regional, ethnic, and national children’s literatures and cultures. While this collection focuses mostly on books written in English and often aimed at children living in the US, it is important to acknowledge that these Early Readers are a major US cultural export, influencing the reading habits and development of children across the globe.

Contemporary Children's and Young Adult Literature

Author : Charlotte Beyer
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781527576834

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Contemporary Children's and Young Adult Literature by Charlotte Beyer Pdf

This book explores contemporary children’s and young adult novels writing back to history and oppression. Divided into three distinct yet interconnected parts, this thematic study analyses selected novels from across the globe, drawing on current critical debates to investigate how these narratives raise vital questions about identity, power and language. Examinations of children’s and young adult novels from Britain, Ireland, Sweden, the USA, Australia, and New Zealand offer fresh readings of established texts, and provide important critical perspectives on lesser-known works. The book also examines the use of genre in children’s and young adult literature, including crime fiction, dystopia, coming-of-age, and historical fiction. Addressing vital social justice themes in contemporary children’s and young adult novels, such as human trafficking, postcolonialism, disaster, trauma, and gender and race inequality, the book presents a critically informed analysis of these compelling literary works and their engagement with social and cultural debates.