The mythology of the animal farm in children's literature : over the fence / Stacy Hoult-Saros.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoult-Saros, Stacy, author.

Series:

Ecocritical theory and practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's stories, American--History and criticism.

Children's stories, American.

Animals in literature.

Farm life in literature.

Factory farms.

Anthropomorphism in literature.

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xix, 171 ; 24 pages cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]

Summary:

The Mythology of the Animal Farm in Children's Literature: Over the Fence analyzes the ways in which myths about farmed animals' lives are perpetuated in children's materials. Specifically, this book investigates the use of five recurring thematic devices in about eighty books for young children published during the past five decades. The close readings of texts and images draw on a wide range of fields, including animal theory, psychoanalytic and Marxian literary criticism, child development theory, histories of farming and domestication, and postcolonial theory. In spite of the underlying seriousness of the project, the material lends itself to humorous and not overly heavy-handed explications that provide insight into the complex workings of a literary genre based on the covering up of real animal lives. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Anthropomorphism 1

2 Freedom 27

3 Commodification 49

4 Protection 71

5 Submission 103.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hoult-Saros, Stacy, author. Mythology of the animal farm in children's literature

ISBN:

9781498519779

1498519776

OCLC:

949922896