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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

Kiera Vaclavik

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kiera Vaclavik, Vaclavik Kiera
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367603625
• ISBN: 978-0-367-60362-5
• Pagine: 150
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; 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