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Four British fantasists : place and culture in the children's fantasies of Penelope Lively, Alan Garner, Diana Wynne Jones, and Susan Cooper / Charles Butler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Butler, Catherine, 1963-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Setting (Literature).
- Place (Philosophy) in literature.
- Fantasy fiction, English.
- English fiction.
- Culture in literature.
- English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- Fantasy fiction, English--History and criticism.
- Children's stories, English--History and criticism.
- Children's stories, English.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (322 p.)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2006.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Children's Literature Association and Scarecrow Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Four British Fantasists explores the work of four of the most successful and influential of the generation of fantasy writes who rose to prominence in the ""second Golden Age"" of children's literature in Britain: Susan Cooper, Alan Garner, Diana Wynne Jones, and Penelope Lively.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1: Contexts and Connections; 2: Applied Archeology; 3: Longing and Belonging; 4: Myth and Magic; 5: Conclusion: Writing for Children?; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-295) and index.
- Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-41585-5
- 1-299-44978-6
- 1-4616-5870-5
- OCLC:
- 1253439578
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