Format:
213 pages
,
illustrations
,
23 cm
ISBN:
9780367493257
,
036749325X
Series Statement:
Children's literature and culture
Content:
For over a century British authors have been writing about the Antarctic for child readers, yet this body of literature has never been explored in detail. Antarctica in British Children's Literature examines this field for the first time, identifying the dominant genres and recurrent themes and tropes while interrogating how this landscape has been constructed as a wilderness within British literature for children. The text is divided into two sections. The first section focuses on the stories of early-twentieth-century explorers such as Robert F. Scott and Ernest Shackleton. Antarctica in British Children's Literature highlights the impact of children's literature on the expedition writings of Robert Scott, including the influence of Scott's close friend, author J.M. Barrie. The text also reveals the important role of children's literature in the contemporary resurgence of interest in Scott's long-term rival Ernest Shackleton. The second section focuses on fictional narratives set in the Antarctic, including early twentieth-century whaling literature, adventure and fantasy texts, contemporary animal stories and environmental texts for children. Together these two sections provide an insight into how depictions of this unique continent have changed over the past century, reflecting transformations in attitudes towards wilderness and wild landscapes
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781000262711
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781000262575
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781000262643
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781003045755
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781000262711
Language:
English
Keywords:
Englisch
;
Kinderliteratur
;
Antarktis
;
Geschichte 1900-2000
