Reading History in Children's Books / by Catherine Butler, Hallie O'Donovan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butler, Catherine, 1963-

Contributor:

O'Donovan, Hallie, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European literature.

Literature--Philosophy.

Literature.

Culture--Study and teaching.

Culture.

Children's literature.

Great Britain--History.

Great Britain.

European Literature.

Literary Theory.

Cultural Theory.

Children's Literature.

History of Britain and Ireland.

Local Subjects:

European Literature.

Literary Theory.

Cultural Theory.

Children's Literature.

History of Britain and Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2012.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers a critical account of historical books about Britain written for children, including realist novels, non-fiction, fantasy and alternative histories. It also investigates the literary, ideological and philosophical challenges involved in writing about the past, especially for an audience whose knowledge of history is often limited.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: That Was Then?; 2 The Eagle Has Landed: Representing the Roman Invasion of Britain in Texts for Children; 3 Once, Future, Sometime, Never: Arthur in History; 4 'She Be Faking It': Authenticity and Anachronism; 5 Dreams of Things That Never Were: Authenticity and Genre; 6 Ancestral Voices, Prophesying War; 7 Patterns of History; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613844750

9781283532303

1283532301

9781137026033

1137026030

OCLC:

802886201