Title Reading history in children's books / Catherine Butler and Hallie O'Donovan

Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 207 pages) Contents Introduction: That was Then? -- The Eagle Has Landed: Representing the Roman Invasion of Britain in Texts for Children -- Once, Future, Sometime, Never: Arthur in History -- 'She Be Faking It': Authenticity and Anachronism -- Dreams of Things that Never Were: Authenticity and Genre -- Ancestral Voices, Prophesying War -- Patterns of History Summary Reading History in Children's Books offers a critical account of historical books about Britain written for children, including realist novels, non-fiction, fantasy and alternative histories. It is also an original investigation of the literary, ideological and philosophical challenges involved in writing about the past for child readers. Butler and O'Donovan develop a number of case studies centred on different periods, including the Roman invasion of Britain, the age of Arthur, and the Home Front in World War II, and use these as the basis of an analysis that takes in anachronism; ideology and point of view; history and myth; history's relationship with memory; and narratives about the possible pattern of history as a whole. They also offer observations on the ways in which these factors are reflected in the reading experience available to children today, both in and beyond the classroom Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index Notes Print version record Subject Historical fiction, English -- History and criticism Children's stories, English -- History and criticism Historical fiction, American -- History and criticism Children's stories, American -- History and criticism History in literature. Children -- Books and reading. Teenagers -- Books and reading LITERARY CRITICISM -- Books & Reading. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Children's Literature. Children -- Books and reading Children's stories, American Children's stories, English Historical fiction, American Historical fiction, English Historiography History in literature Literature Teenagers -- Books and reading Literature. SUBJECT Great Britain -- In literature Great Britain -- History -- Juvenile literature Great Britain -- Historiography Subject Great Britain Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Juvenile works Form Electronic book Author O'Donovan, Hallie, 1958- ISBN 9781137026033 1137026030

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