y separately published work icon Children's Literature and the Fin de Siécle anthology   criticism  
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Children's Literature and the Fin de Siécle
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Westport, Connecticut,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,:Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc , 2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
'A Little Child Shall Lead Them' : The Child as Redeemer, Margot Hillel , single work criticism (p. 57-70)
The Sky Is Falling : Children as Environmental Subjects in Contemporary Picture Books, Clare Bradford , single work criticism

"The metanarratives that circulate in Western culture around environmental topics rarely have happy endings; many, indeed, are apocalyptic in their depictions of ecological outcomes. [In this chapter, Bradford considers] what happens when these two categories of metanarrative meet in contemporary picture books, which thematize environmental topics."

 (p. 111-120)
Representations of Masculinity in Australian Young Adult Fiction, Kerry Mallan , single work criticism
"This chapter discusses the early stage of a research inquiry into the implications of changing representations of masculinity offered in young adult literature to adolescent, male readers."
 (p. 169-178)
Leaving the Men to Drown? Fin de Siécle Reconfigurations of Masculinity in Children's Fiction, Beverley Pennell , single work criticism (p. 179-187)
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