Uncharted Depths - Descent Narratives in English and French Children''s Literature

This study enhances our understanding of katabasis, as well as the intersections between adult and children's literature in English and French, by examining the relationships between works of children's literature incorporating this form of narrative and the Aeneid and the Inferno.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Katabatic Intertextual Relations 2. The Underground Landscape and its Inhabitants 3. Gender Roles and Relations 4. Didacticism and Diversion 5. Conclusion

About the author

Kiera Vaclavik

Summary

This study enhances our understanding of katabasis, as well as the intersections between adult and children's literature in English and French, by examining the relationships between works of children's literature incorporating this form of narrative and the Aeneid and the Inferno.

Product details

• Authors: Kiera Vaclavik, Vaclavik Kiera
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367603625
• ISBN: 978-0-367-60362-5
• No. of pages: 150
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; French, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's & Young Adult Literature, Children's & teenage literature studies, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general