| Description |
xvii, 131 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
The Road from Damascus / Gillian Lathey -- Alice in different Wonderlands / Emer O'Sullivan -- A Translator's viewpoint / Anthea Bell -- Friend or foe? / Anna Adamik Jászó -- Conflicting fictions / Carol Fox -- The Fading of French nationality? / Francis Marcoin -- 'Voices of the World' / Morag Styles -- Flavours of Italian tales, yesterday and today / Carla Poesio -- Ireland and its children's literature / Robert Dunbar -- The Englishness of English children's books / Margaret Meek -- The Same or different? / Judith Graham -- The Europeaness of picture books / Penni Cotton |
| Summary |
How do young readers see themselves and 'others' in the texts they are encouraged to read or find on their own? How are their sympathies recruited in tales of wars and conflicts? Where do their loyalties lie? How do they approach and interpret books in translation? How do writers in other European countries portray UK adults? How universal are fairy tales? Books for children and young adults are embedded in the culture and language of their origins. Although the multicultural nature of the UK is now more positively reflected in children's books, the Englishness of English books is still strong. The questions of national identity and children's literature are considered by European writers from their own perspectives, so highlighting what is often taken for granted about 'others' in relation to 'ourselves' and vice versa |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.
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Children's literature, English -- History and criticism.
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Children's literature -- History and criticism.
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Children -- Books and reading -- Great Britain.
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Children -- Books and reading.
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| Author |
Spencer, Margaret Meek, 1925-
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| ISBN |
185856204X paperback |
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