You girls stay here : gender roles in popular British children's adventure fiction, 1930-70 /
This book will be of interest to students of both children's literature and gender studies. It re-examines a period long considered to be of poor quality as regards children's books. It explores a range of themes, such as female agency, power and courage, and additionally gives a linguisti...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2018.
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| Summary: | This book will be of interest to students of both children's literature and gender studies. It re-examines a period long considered to be of poor quality as regards children's books. It explores a range of themes, such as female agency, power and courage, and additionally gives a linguistic analysis of selected texts. The book adopts a socio-cultural approach, placing the authors in their historical context. By focusing on a small number of authors in depth, it discovers subtleties perhaps ignored by a broad-brush approach. While reflecting their era in some respects, these writers also demonstrated individuality in their representation of gender, offering a wider range of models to their readers than previous critics have acknowledged. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-171) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1527507734 9781527507739 |