The Arctic in Literature for Children and Young Adults (Children's Literature and Culture)
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- Synopsis
- As a setting for juvenile literature, the Arctic has traditionally been a space for adventure, the exotic and the fantastic. More recent works have used the Arctic setting to explore a dystopian future, often related to climate change. The aim of the present volume is to examine themes in Arctic juvenile fiction from the early nineteenth century until today. The deceptive image of the Arctic as geographically uniform seems to promise a cultural coherence, but the collection illustrates the diversity of Arctic literature by critically discussing and comparing works written by visitors and settlers as well as by indigenous peoples. The chapters combine macro- and micro-perspectives to interrogate and illuminate the role of Arctic literature for young readers in creating, maintaining and increasingly challenging Arctic myths and motifs.
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781000733440
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780429343704, 9780367360801, 9780367360801
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 02/17/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Heidi Hansson, Maria Lindgren Leavenworth, Anka Ryall
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Heidi Hansson
- Edited by:
- Maria Lindgren Leavenworth
- Edited by:
- Anka Ryall
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