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100 1 _aMcCulloch, Fiona.
245 1 0 _aChildren's literature in context
_h[electronic resource] :
_cFiona McCulloch.
260 _aLondon :
_bContinuum,
_cc2011.
300 _aviii, 172 p.
366 _b20110922
490 1 _aTexts and contexts
500 _aFormerly CIP.
_5Uk
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aThis is a clear, accessible and concise introduction to children's literature and its wider contexts. Featuring close readings of commonly studied texts, this book takes students of children's literature through the key works, their contexts, and critical and popular afterlives.
_bChildren's Literatureain Contextis a clear, accessible and concise introduction to children's literature andaits wider contexts. It begins by introducing key issues involved in the study of children's literature and its social, cultural and literary contexts. Close readings of commonly studied texts including Lewis Carroll's Alice books, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe , the Harry Potter series and the His Dark Materials trilogy highlight major themes and ways of reading children's literature. A chapter on afterlives and adaptations explores a range of wider cultural texts including the film adaptations of Harry Potter , The Chronicles of Narnia and The Golden Compass . The final section introduces key critical interpretations from different perspectives on issues including innocence, gender, fantasy, psychoanalysis and ideology. 'Review, Reading and Research' sections give suggestions for further reading, discussion and research. Introducing texts, contexts and criticism, this is a lively and up-to-date resource for anyone studying children's literature.
530 _aAlso available in printed form ISBN 9781847064868
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_cAskews and Holts.
_nMode of access: World Wide Web.
650 0 _aChildren's literature
_xHistory and criticism.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
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830 0 _aTexts and contexts.
856 4 0 _uhttp://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=BradfordC&isbn=9781441148186
_zClick here to access
710 _aAskews & Holts
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