Empire''s Children - Empire and Imperialism in Classic British Children''s Books

Zusatztext "Kutzer's grasp of postcolonial theory and her careful readings of the texts make this a superb and influential study. Highly recommended; all libraries." -- Choice Informationen zum Autor M. Daphne Kutzer Klappentext Empire's Children looks at works at by Rudyard Kipling, Frances Hodgson Burnett, E. Nesbit, Hugh Lofting, A.A. Milne, and Arthur Ransome for the ways these writers consciously and unconsciously used the metaphors of empire in their writing for children. Zusammenfassung Empire's Children looks at works at by Rudyard Kipling, Frances Hodgson Burnett, E. Nesbit, Hugh Lofting, A.A. Milne, and Arthur Ransome for the ways these writers consciously and unconsciously used the metaphors of empire in their writing for children. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editor’s Foreword, Acknowledgments, Introduction: Terminology and Territory, CHAPTER 1 Setting Sail, CHAPTER 2 Kipling’s Rules of the Game, CHAPTER 3 The Empire at Home: Burnett and Nesbit, CHAPTER 4 Imperial Fantasies: Lofting and Milne, CHAPTER 5 Swallows and Amazons Forever?, CHAPTER 6 Empire Then and Now: Conclusions, Bibliography, Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ilias Bantekas, Bantekas Ilias, M Daphne Kutzer, M. Daphne Kutzer, KUTZER M DAPHNE
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.12.2011
• EAN: 9780415515665
• ISBN: 978-0-415-51566-5
• Pagine: 182
• Serie: Children's Literature and Culture; Children's Literature and Culture
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; LAW / General, Legal profession: general, Legal profession / practice of law: general