The Art of Place in Literature for Children and Young Adults : How Locale Shapes a Story.
Title:
The Art of Place in Literature for Children and Young Adults : How Locale Shapes a Story.
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Publication Information:
Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (410 pages)
ISBN:
9780773421974
Abstract:
This book examines the fairy-tale as a significant influence on place in the literature. The rapid development of children's fiction in the nineteenth century occurred shortly after the widespread circulation of fairy tales. Fairy tales are a particularly concrete, visual, and cinematic form of writing, a genre in which place plays a significant role. Children's authors use fictional landscapes in a variety of traditional and innovative ways to create compelling, powerful texts.
Local Note:
UAS/JPL: EBSCO Academic Subscription.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents:
Introduction: place in children's literature -- Wondrous landscapes: the art of the fairy-tale setting -- The journey through life: the road, the path, the way -- Enclosed spaces: gardens, islands, valleys -- The sylvan landscape: trees, forests, jungles -- The magical built world: castles, palaces, enchanted cities -- Below the surface: caves, mines, underground places -- Liminal places: borderlines and thresholds.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.