Death, gender and sexuality in contemporary adolescent literature
Main Author: | James, Kathryn. |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Routledge,
2009.
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Physical Description: |
xii, 208 pages ; 24 cm. |
Series: |
Children's literature and culture.
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Online Access: |
Publisher description Table of contents only Contributor biographical information |
Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-198) and index. Introduction: beginning with endings: death in children's literature -- Points of departure: death, culture, representation -- Matilda's last dance: death and historical fiction -- Verisimilitude: representing death 'in the real' -- Beyond consensus reality: death and fantasy fiction -- Imagined futures: death and the post-disaster novel -- Conclusion: mapping the landscape: the unknown country. |
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Physical Description: |
xii, 208 pages ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-198) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780415964937 0415964938 9780415888561 0415888565 9780203885154 0203885155 |