Death, gender and sexuality in contemporary adolescent literature /
James, Kathryn.
Death, gender and sexuality in contemporary adolescent literature / Kathryn James. - New York : Routledge, 2009. - xii, 208 p. ; 24 cm. - Children's literature and culture . - Children's literature and culture. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.
9780415964937 9780203885154 0415964938 0203885155
2008026189
Young adult literature, American--History and criticism.
Death in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Sex in literature.
Teenagers--Books and reading.
PS374.D34 / K38 2009
Death, gender and sexuality in contemporary adolescent literature / Kathryn James. - New York : Routledge, 2009. - xii, 208 p. ; 24 cm. - Children's literature and culture . - Children's literature and culture. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.
9780415964937 9780203885154 0415964938 0203885155
2008026189
Young adult literature, American--History and criticism.
Death in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Sex in literature.
Teenagers--Books and reading.
PS374.D34 / K38 2009