Thomas van der Walt

Change and Renewal in Children's Literature

Ed. by Thomas van der Walt et al.

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Produktbeschreibung

In the growing field of children's literature theory in criticism, this volume presents critical international perspectives on changes and innovation in this discipline. The recent new status of children's literature, and the growth in children's literature research internationally have led to exciting advances in both form and content. This collection comprises a selection of papers given by prominent experts. Reflecting on past decades, contributors trace and analyze important developments in children's literature as the dawn of a new millennium offers its readers a multitude of representations and responses to a changing world. Each of the book's eighteen chapters represents a unique aspect of children's literature theory. Topics range from an analysis of the children's literature as creative act, changing interpretations of different genres, and the impact of shifting race relations and socio-political developments on children's literature. This presentation of international perspectives on children's literature theory and criticism by leading authorities will be a valuable resource for scholars of children's and comparative literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 468g
• ISBN-13: 9780275981853
• ISBN-10: 0275981851
• Artikelnr.: 13939627

Autorenporträt

THOMAS VAN DER WALT is Senior Lecturer, Department of Information Science at the University of South Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Renewing Stories of Childhood: Children's Literature as a
Creative Art by Rosemary Johnstone When Everything Old is New Again:
Aboriginal Tests and the Politics of Renewal by Clare Bradford Space and
Race in Contemporary South African English Your Literature by Judith A.
Inggs Exploring Otherness: Cheantes in the Child-Animal Metamorphosis Motif
by Maria Lassén-Seger A Happy Blend of Universality and Novelty: "Julie of
the Wolves" and "A Ring of Endless Light as Stories Crossing the
Animal-human Boundary by Darja Mazi-Leskovar Me, Myself, and Him - The
Changing Face of Female Cross-dressing in Contemporary Children's
Literature by Victoria Flanagan Voyeruism and Power: Change and Renewal of
the Eroticized Figure in Australian Books for Teenagers by Margot Hillel
Fostering Controlled Dissent: Democratic Values and Children's Literature
by Eva-Maria Metcalf Childhood as the Sign of Change: Hans Christian
Anderson's Retellings of the Concept of Childhood in the Light of
Romanticism, Modernism, and Children's Own Cultures by Helene Høyrup
Continuity and Change in the Fantasy Tale - with a Focus on Recent Danish
Works by Anna Karlskov Skyggebjerg Blytons, Noddies and Denoddification
Centres: The Changing Constructions of a Cultural Icon by David Rudd
Changing Perspectives: Tarzan Recalled and Retold at the Turn of the
Millennium by Rolf Romören Spell-binding Dahl: Considering Roald Dahl's
Fantasy by Eileen Donaldson "Never Lonely, Always on the Go": The
Merry-go-round as Kinetic Metonym, in Text and Illustration, in Tove
Jansson's Short Story, "The Hemulen Who Loved Silence" by Sirke Happonen
The Beginning of All Poetry: Some Observations about Lullabies from Oral
Traditions by Anne de Vries Change and Renewal: Translating the Visual in
Picture Books by Riitta Oittinen Change and Renewal of a Famous German
Classic by Klaus Doderer Too Many Elephants? Endangered Discourses in the
Field of Children's Literature by Nancy Huse Index