Presence of the Past - Memory, Heritage and Childhood in Post-War Britain

Informationen zum Autor Valerie Krips Klappentext The presence of the Past studies the interaction of heritage and fiction written for children over a 40 year period in Britain, exploring a range of works for children from The Tale of Peter Rabbit to I Spy. Zusammenfassung This book studies the interaction of heritage and fiction written for children over a forty year period in Britain. Examples range from new interactive displays in museums to historical re-enactment and the teaching of 'living history'. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents: Series Editor's Foreword, preface, Chapter 1. Introduction: Arrears of Memory, Chapter 2. Lieux de Memoire, Chapter 3. The Trace of Old Characters, Chapter 4. Forgetting the Past, Chapter 5. The Taint of History, Chapter 6. The Memory of Objects, Bibliography, Index

Product details

• Authors: Valerie Krips
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.11.2000
• EAN: 9780815338635
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-3863-5
• No. of pages: 142
• Series: Children's Literature and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's & Young Adult Literature, Children's & teenage literature studies, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general