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Irish children's literature and culture : new perspectives on contemporary writing / edited by Valerie Coghlan and Keith O'Sullivan.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Children's literature and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--Irish authors--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- English literature--Irish authors.
- Children's literature, English--History and criticism.
- Children's literature, English.
- Children--Books and reading--Ireland.
- Children.
- Children--Books and reading.
- Ireland.
- Ireland--In literature.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 213 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2011.
- Summary:
- "Irish Children's Literature and Culture looks critically at Irish writing for children from the 1980s to the present, examining the work of many writers and illustrators and engaging with major genres, forms, and issues, including the gothic, the speculative, picturebooks, ethnicity, and globalization. It contextualizes modern Irish children's literature in relation to Irish mythology and earlier writings, as well as in relation to Irish writing for adults, thereby demonstrating the complexity of this fascinating area. What constitutes a "national literature" is rarely straightforward, and it is especially complex when discussing writing for young people in an Irish context. Until recently, there was only a slight body of work that could be classified as "Irish children's literature" in comparison with Ireland's contribution to adult literature in the twentieth century. The contributors to the volume examine a range of texts in relation to contemporary literary and cultural theory, and children's literature internationally, raising provocative questions about the future of the topic. Irish Children's Literature and Culture is essential reading for those interested in Irish literature, culture, sociology, childhood, and children's literature"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415877893
- 041587789X
- OCLC:
- 663101310
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