Future of the Nineteenth-Century Dream-Child - Fantasy, Dystopia, Cyberculture

Informationen zum Autor Amy Billone! Associate Professor of English at the University of Tennessee! Knoxville! specializes in the long nineteenth century and Children's and Young Adult Literature. Her many publications include Little Songs: Women! Silence! and the Nineteenth-Century Sonnet (2007) and the Introduction and Notes for Peter Pan (Barnes and Noble Classics! 2005). Zusammenfassung This book investigates the reappearance of the 19th-century dream-child from the Golden Age of Children’s Literature, both in the Harry Potter series and in other current popular works. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: "I Open at the Close": In the Wake of Harry Potter 1. "Quicker and Easier than Falling Asleep": Harry Potter, Dreams and Specters from the Past 2. Sentenced to Neverland: Three Contemporary Resurrections of Carroll’s Alice and Barrie’s Peter Pan 3. From Twilight to Fifty Shades Freed : "Childhood is the Kingdom where Nobody Dies" 4. "Keep Your Eyes Open": Dreams, Alertness and Innocence in the 21st Century Conclusion: The After-Life of the Dream-Child

Product details

• Authors: Amy Billone, Amy (University of Tennessee Billone, Billone Amy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.05.2019
• EAN: 9780367346225
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34622-5
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Children's Literature and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Media Studies, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance, LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy, LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's & Young Adult Literature, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Gender studies, gender groups, Children's & teenage literature studies, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general